Transit Alert – Ride transit to Seattle area community & Independence Day events; expect some reroutes & delays

Transit service will be affected by multiple community events in and around the Seattle area on Independence Day, July 4, but even when there may be temporary reroutes or delays, riding transit is still a great way to get to local activities, where there is often traffic congestion and limited parking.

On Thursday, July 4, Metro operates a Sunday schedule, and Metro and King County offices are closed.

Metro offices, including the Customer Information phone line, and the Lost and Found and Pass Sales counters, will be closed.  If a Metro bus route does not normally operate on Sunday, it will not operate on Independence Day

On Friday, July 5, Metro resumes regular weekday operation and offices will be open.

Know before you go
Expect some planned transit reroutes as well as service delays due to traffic, crowds and congestion associated with holiday events.

Use regularly published schedules, allow plenty of travel time and expect delays.

Events, reroute start and end times and routing, and other details may be subject to change.

Bus service
King County Metro will operate extra buses as needed, from 10:30 PM to midnight on routes serving Gas Works Park and adjacent areas, to help accommodate riders who attend major 4th of July celebrations. 

Plan trips according to the regular Sunday schedule and expect possible delays where there are crowds.

Link light rail
Link light rail operates a normal Sunday schedule on Thursday, with extra trains as needed to accommodate crowds. If you plan to ride Link after the fireworks, check the late-night schedule in advance.

Seattle Streetcar
The City of Seattle South Lake Union Streetcar will operate its regular weekday service levels on July 4, with extended hours from until 12:00 Midnight.

Trailhead Direct service
Metro’s Trailhead Direct routes will operate on July 4, serving the Issaquah Alps, Cougar Mountain, Mount Si & Mt Teneriffe and Mailbox Peak trailheads.

Thursday’s Fourth of July events
Burien 4th of July Cycling Criterium & Parade  
On Thursday, July 4, from 6:00 AM until 6:00 PM, Metro routes 166, 180 & the RapidRide F Line will be rerouted in the Burien area during the Burien 4th of July Cycling Criterium & Parade.

The Art Marble 21 Block Party
From 7:00 AM until 11:30 PM, Metro Route 40 will be rerouted in both directions off of Westlake Av N between Mercer St and Aloha St during the Art Marble 21 4th of July Block Party.

Four on the 4th Bellevue Dog Jog & Walk
From 8:00 AM until 11:00 AM, Metro routes 226, 234 & 235, and Sound Transit Express Route 550, will be rerouted in both directions in downtown Bellevue during the Four on the 4th Bellevue Dog Jog & Walk event.

Issaquah Down Home 4th of July Festival & Parade
From 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM, Metro Route 271 will be rerouted in the downtown Issaquah area during the Issaquah Down Home 4th of July Festival & Parade. 

Bothell 4th of July Parade
From 8:30 AM until 3:30 PM, Metro Route 238 and ST Route 522 will be rerouted in the downtown Bothell area during the Bothell 4th of July Parade.

Celebrate Kirkland 4th of July Event
From 8:30 AM until the end of service, Metro routes 234 and 255 will be rerouted near downtown Kirkland during the Celebrate Kirkland 4th of July event.

West Seattle 4th of July Kids Parade
From 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM, Metro Route 128 will be rerouted in both directions in the Admiral District during the West Seattle 4th of July Kids Parade.

Seafair Summer 4th at Gas Works Park
From approximately 12:00 Noon until about 12:00 Midnight, transit service will be rerouted in the Gas Works Park area during the Seafair Summer 4th event.  Expect delays during this event.

Mariners
The Mariners play at 1:10 PM at T-Mobile Park.

Bellevue Family 4th of July
From 9:00 PM until the end of service, ST Route 550 will be rerouted near the downtown Bellevue area during the Bellevue Family 4th Fireworks event.

Transit service on Independence Day - Thursday, July 4 Metro operates Sunday service
The City of Seattle First Hill Streetcar Line operates its regular weekday schedule.

The City of Seattle South Lake Union Streetcar Line operates its regular weekday schedule, but will have extended hours until 12:00 Midnight.

The King County West Seattle Water Taxi operates its Sunday schedule.

The King County Vashon Island Water Taxi does not operate on holidays.

King County Taxi West Seattle Water Taxi shuttle routes 773 & 775 will operate their usual Sunday service.

Ride2 Eastgate service does not operate on Independence Day.

Ride2 West Seattle service operates on Independence Day.

Via to Transit Southeast Seattle service operates according to Sunday hours.

Via to Transit Tukwila service does not operate on holidays.

Additional information
Visit Metro’s website for information about Metro and regional transportation services.

Visit Metro’s online or mobile regional Puget Sound Trip Planner to plan your travel, and for bus stop, schedule, predicted times at stops and other information.

Text your stop ID to 62550 for scheduled and estimated departure times, as well as known individual trip cancelations.

Sign up for Transit Alerts.

Visit Metro’s Service Advisories page for information about revised bus service, routing and stops for planned events and construction. 

Visit the King County Water Taxi site for information about regular and holiday Water Taxi operation.

Visit the Community Transit, Pierce Transit, Sound Transit or Washington State Ferries websites for information about services provided by Metro’s regional transit partners.

For non-transit traffic or other local updates, check media sources, follow @seattledot or visit
- https://twitter.com/seattledot
- https://twitter.com/SeattlePD

Have a good and safe 4th of July.