Metro’s Thursday PM commute has ended; SR-520 drawspan opening & Transit via new 1 Av S ramp Friday AM, plus other transit impacts

Metro’s Thursday PM commute is winding down with no significant delays or disruptions in transit service to report.

Extended Sailings for this week’s Seahawks and Husky games

The King County Water Taxi’s West Seattle route will be running its extended
sailing schedules for this evening’s Seahawks game at 7:00 PM and for
Saturday’s Husky game on September 1.   In addition to the final scheduled
departure at downtown Seattle’s Pier 50 at 10:30 PM, we will run an additional
departure at 11:00 PM each night.  The final two departures from Seacrest Park
on those nights will be at 10:45 PM and 11:10 PM.

Metro Transit also is operating a shuttle service for four area park-and-ride lots
for Husky games at CenturyLink Field.

Seahawks park-and-ride shuttles are available beginning September 16 for weekend regular season games.

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Please note the information below about possible traffic 
impacts in Metro’s service area.

Seahawks at CenturyLink Field tonight

• Thursday, 8/30 – Game time 7:00 PM.
• Metro does not provide special P&R service for weeknight games.
• Traffic in the SODO, Stadium, Pioneer Square & downtown Seattle
  areas may be congested on game days.  
• Ride transit to the game.

SR-520 drawspan opening scheduled tomorrow,
Friday 8/31 at 5 AM

• The SR-520 Bridge will be closed for up to 30 minutes tomorrow morning at about 5:00 AM, due to a scheduled drawspan opening.
• Expect possible brief delays in transit service during his time.  
• The start and end times can change without notice.
• For information about this scheduled closure, visit WSDOT.

1st Av S ramp to the West Seattle Bridge reopens

• Friday, 8/31 at 7:00 AM
• Routes 21, 22, 35, 37, 56, 57, 85 Night Owl, 116, 118 & 119 are rerouted;
• Buses will be using the new 1 st Av S ramp.

Long-Term Construction Reroutes – Fairview Av N due to new
phase in the Mercer Corridor Project

• Starting Friday, 8/24 at 11 PM & expected to last about 6 months;
• Routes 70, 71, 72, 73, 83 Night Owl & 309 are rerouted;
• Buses will travel via Eastlake Av E instead of Fairview Av N.

Construction – Overnight closure on 1st Av S at S Spokane St

• Tuesday, 8/28 through Thursday, 8/30
• 10:00 PM–5:00 AM each night
• Route 132 will be rerouted.

Construction – S Othello St is closed between Rainier & Seward
Park Avs S

• Tuesday, 8/28 through Thursday, 8/30 – at all times.
• Route 39 is rerouted.

Mariners home stand  

• Friday, 8/31 through Monday, 9/9.
• Most weekday evenings games start at 7:10 PM.
• Day games on Monday, 9/3 at 1:10 PM & Wednesday, 9/5 at 12:40 PM.
• There is no premium or special Transit service to or from games.
• Ride regularly scheduled Transit service to & from games.
• Lots of Transit service goes near Safeco Field.
• SODO-area Transit service will operate via regular routes & stops
  and there are no post-game reroutes.
• There is no longer any transit service on 1st Av S north of S Lander St.
• Expect traffic & possible Transit delays before and after games on routes
  that serve SODO, Pioneer Square & the DSTT.

Bumbershoot at Seattle Center

• Saturday, 9/1 through Monday, 9/3
• On all days of this event, regular Transit service to the Seattle Center
  is provided by Metro routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 13, 15, 16, 18, 24, 30 & 33. 
  Routes 5, 17, 26, 28 & 358 go to within walking distance.  Regular fares apply.  
• Metro will provide shuttle service Saturday-Monday from the Northgate TC.   At the Seattle Center, shuttles arrive and depart from the stop eastbound on Mercer St at 3rd Av N. 
• The cost to ride the shuttle is $2.50 cash-only per person each way.  Children aged 5 & under ride free.  No passes, transfers or ORCA cards are accepted.

Husky home game at CenturyLink Field

• Saturday, 9/1 at 7:30 PM
• There is no free service to Husky games at CenturyLink Field.
• UW Husky P&R Shuttles requiring a $3.00 one way or $6.00 roundtrip cash fare are available at Northgate Transit Center, South Kirkland P&R,
  Eastgate P&R and Federal Way P&R.
• There is no special service from any other P&R lots.
• Use Metro’s online Trip Planner for information about getting to events
  & locations.
• Traffic in the SODO, Stadium, Pioneer Square & downtown Seattle areas may be congested on game days. 
• Ride transit to the game.

Long-term Construction – Eastbound 1st Av S ramp closed from the Spokane Street Viaduct

• Monday, 8/20 through Sunday, 9/30 – at all times;
• Routes 21, 22, 35, 37, 56, 57, 85 Night Owl, 116, 118 & 119 are rerouted;
• Buses using the 4th Av S off ramp instead.

Construction – Eastbound N 85th St is closed between Greenwood & Wallingford Avs N

• Extended through Friday, 10/26 – at all times.
• Routes 48, 355 & School Custom Bus route 994 are rerouted.

Thank you for riding and using Metro’s services.

We will return Friday morning at 6:00 AM to help keep an
Eye on Your Metro Commute.

Travel safely and have a great evening.