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
Route 12 will be rerouted off portions of E Madison St and 19 Ave from 7 p.m. on Friday, November 3, through Monday, November 6;?
Routes 43, 48, 255, 271 and ST 542?will be rerouted during the closure of Montlake Boulevard E from 10 p.m. on Friday, November 3, through 6 a.m. on Monday, November 6;
Route 10 will be rerouted off Grandview Pl E and portions of 15 Ave E?from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, November 4;
ST Route 545 will be rerouted during the closure of SR 520 between Montlake Boulevard E and I-5 from 5 a.m. on Sunday, November 5, to 5 a.m. on Monday, November 6;
Take transit to all your sporting events in Seattle. Metro and Link light rail serves riders heading to T-Mobile Park, Husky Stadium, Lumen Field and Climate Pledge Arena;
The Seattle Kraken host the Calgary Flames at 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 4, at Climate Pledge Arena;
Marion Street Temporary Pedestrian Bridge closure from 6 p.m. on Friday, November 3, to 6 a.m. on Monday, November 6.? More details below;?
Seattle Center Monorail?will operate from 7:30 a.m. to midnight on Friday, from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, and from 8:30 a.m. to midnight on Sunday this weekend. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
Riders can use?Text for Departures?by texting their stop number to 62550 to get next departure times;
Remember, it's free and easy to?sign up for?email or text alerts?about King County Metro service. Alerts can be tailored to your favorite route(s).
Pacific Standard Time officially starts at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 5, 2023.
Don?t ?fall back? too soon if you?re riding late night on Saturday, November 4. All Metro routes will continue operating on daylight savings time, including our late-night trips up until 4:15 a.m. On Sunday morning, enjoy the extra hour! All trips leaving bases on Nov. 5 will operate on Pacific Standard Time.
If you have questions about Access Transportation, users should contact the call center at 206-205-5000 on how the time change may affect their rides.
For information about bus service,?contact?Metro Customer Information?or speak to a staff person at?206-553-3000. Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Good news for passengers who walk to and from the ferry in downtown Seattle!
Marion Street Temporary Pedestrian Bridge closure from 6 p.m. on Friday, November 3, to 6 a.m. on Monday, November 6
Before that can happen, however, the temporary walkway must close starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, November 3, so crews can remove a piece of the temporary bridge. During this time, pedestrian access from downtown Seattle to Colman Dock will be at street level only. Walk-on ferry passengers must use the elevators and stairways in the new entry building and next to the passenger-only facility, along with crosswalks and city streets to and from First Avenue, to reach the elevated plaza and continue on to the ferry terminal. Signage will direct people to the detour. This map shows the final configuration after Marion Street opens.?
King County Water Taxi diverts runaway barge headed for Seattle waterfront
Thank you to Kara Johnson ? @TrueNWGirl29 on X ? for the video.
As high winds whipped Elliott Bay on the afternoon of November 2,?a King County Water Taxi?s crew?took?fast action to?intercept?an unmoored,?300-foot?container barge?floating toward?the?Seattle waterfront.
The water taxi?the MV Doc Maynard?had just departed Seacrest Dock in West Seattle when the crew spotted a fully-loaded barge moving across Elliott Bay without?the typical?tugboat?escorts.?The massive vessel was headed in the direction of the Great Wheel and the Seattle Aquarium. As reported by the?Seattle Times, evacuation orders?were?given at the aquarium when?employees?saw the barge moving toward them.?
Thankfully, MV Doc Maynard Capt. Dan Krehbiel and his crew were able to swiftly intervene to divert the barge. Without incurring damage to the water taxi, the Doc Maynard successfully?nudged?the vessel north. Other vessels were then able to assist in regaining control of the barge.
To learn more about this impressive encounter, visit our Metro Matters blog.
Metro is hiring part-time and full-time transit operators (bus drivers) and trades professionals to keep the region moving. Learn more on our website.?
