Metro Weekend Update Correction - Construction reroutes; Water Taxi service for Seahawks game on Monday; and more;
King County, Washington sent this bulletin at 12/15/2023 05:44 PM PST
Remember, “It’s a great day to ride Metro” to get to events and activities where there is often traffic congestion and limited parking.
Weekend Service Impacts
RapidRide A Line will be affected by the closure of Pacific Hwy S between S 240th Street and Kent-Des Moines Road from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Saturday, December 16 and 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. on Sunday, December 17 due to construction;
Route 3 will be rerouted and will miss Stop #13090 E Spring Street & 34th Avenue (Westbound) from Saturday, December 16 at 9 a.m. to Sunday, December 17 at 3 0.m. due to construction;
Routes 7, 14, and 106 will miss stop #8530 S Jackson Street & Boren Avenue S (Westbound) relocated on Saturday, December 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. due to construction;
Routes 7, 48, and 106 will miss stop #8429 Rainier Avenue S & S Bayview Street (Northbound) through Saturday, December 16 due to sidewalk repair;
Route ST 554 will be rerouted during the closure of the Rainier Avenue S on-ramp to I-90; traveling via 2nd Avenue Ext S and 4th Avenue S to I-90 on Friday, December 15 starting at 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. due to construction;
Take transit to all your holiday, sporting and community events in Seattle. Metro and Link light rail serves riders heading to T-Mobile Park, Husky Stadium, Lumen Field and Climate Pledge Arena;
Seattle Kraken host the Los Angles Kings at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Climate Pledge Arena;
The Seahawks will play Monday Night Football against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 18th at 5:15 p.m.;
The Water Taxi is expanding hours on Monday to provide Seahawks post-game service from the Seattle waterfront to Seacrest Dock from 7:30 p.m. to 10:45 p.m.;
[Previous version of Metro Weekend Update had the incorrect time. To see the full schedule click here.]
Hawks on the Water! Water Taxi to have special West Seattle sailings for Monday night Seahawks game
The Water Taxi is expanding hours to provide post-game service from the Seattle waterfront to Seacrest Dock. Join your fellow Hawks fans in taking the congestion-free trip between West Seattle and downtown Seattle.
Depart Pier 50 to West Seattle
Depart West Seattle to Pier 50
7:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
9:30 p.m.
10:00 p.m.
10:45 p.m.
11:00 p.m.
The Water Taxi Shuttle (Routes 773 and 775) will be in service to get you from the dock to the West Seattle Junction and the Admiral District after the game.
Metro, in coordination with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), is conducting a study to identify improvements along Route 5 that will shorten bus travel times and improve reliability, meaning buses will travel more quickly and arrive on time more often.
Making improvements will ensure Route 5 service can better meet current and future ridership needs
In early 2023, the project identified proposed improvements at various locations in the study area. The proposed improvements were shared with the community for input in summer 2023 and Metro received many comments through this outreach. Thank you to those who took time to let us know how you would like to improve the service in their neighborhoods.
Over the coming months, Metro will finalize the project improvements list, prepare initial design drawings (10% design), develop preliminary cost estimates, and publish a final report with recommendations for the next phase of design and community feedback. As the design progresses, there will be more opportunities for community feedback.
The Metro Matters blog has a brief summary of the outreach conducted and the feedback shared, including a link to the full community engagement report.
Madison Street Area – Bus Service Change Project Phase 2 Progress Report
The RapidRide G Line is currently planned to open in fall 2024. The G Line project – originally known as Madison BRT – was introduced in the 2012 Seattle Transit Master Plan and is now under construction in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT).
The new RapidRide G Line will be an entirely new route in our transit system. This means Metro will need to make changes to bus routes on Capitol Hill, Central District, First Hill and Madison Valley bus routes in order to:
Reduce repetition of transit service along the East Madison St corridor.
Support street/roadway changes created through the RapidRide G Line Project.
Improve transfer opportunities between transit services.
Improve transit connections between important destinations.
Provide partial funding for service operations on the RapidRide G Line.
Intelligent Transport Q&A with GM Michelle Allison: ‘Metro’s vision for a sustainable, inclusive and innovative commuting experience’
Metro General Manager Michelle Allison spoke with Intelligent Transport, a European-based magazine and website providing information on urban public transportation, to discuss the agency’s strategies to enhance the passenger experience as it works to revive public transit ridership post-pandemic.
“It is really important that we provide a robust transit agency so that people can use Metro as their first option and not even think about getting in their car.”
