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Remember, “It’s a great day to ride Metro” [ [link removed] ] to get to events and activities where there is often traffic congestion and limited parking.
Weekend Service Impacts
* *Expect significant delays on Trailhead Direct routes this weekend due to traffic impacts on I-90, during the closure of the SR 520 Evergreen Floating Bridge;*
* *Routes 7, 10, 11, 43, and 49 *will be rerouted off a portion of Pine Street during the Seattle Summer Sounds event from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, August 9;
* *Route 183 *will be rerouted between the Federal Way TC and 31st Avenue S from the last trip leaving Kent Sounder Station at 10:15 p.m. on Friday, August 9 through the end of service on Saturday, August 10;
* *Routes 239 and 250 *will be rerouted off of NE 85th Street between 6th Street and 120th Avenue NE each night from 11 p.m. to end of service on Friday, August 9 to Sunday, August 11;
* *Routes 255, 271, ST 542, and ST 545 *will be rerouted during the SR 520 bridge closure from 11 p.m. on Friday, August 9 through 5 a.m. on Monday, August 12;
* *Route 231 *will be rerouted in downtown Woodinville during the Celebrate Woodinville parade from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 10;
* *Route 31 *to the University District will be rerouted off of W McGraw Street between 34th Avenue W and 32nd Avenue W during the Magnolia Village Car Show from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 10;
* *Route 2* to W Queen Anne will be rerouted off portions of E Union Street and Seneca Street during the On The Block event from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, August 10;
* *Route 132 *will be rerouted during the Boulevard Park Block Party from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday August 10;
*All Service Alerts* [ [link removed] ]
Service Reminders
* 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 Mariners* will have games at 7:10 p.m. on Friday, 6:40 p.m. Saturday, and at 4:10 p.m. on Sunday at T-Mobile Park [ [link removed] ]*;*
* *Water Taxi [ [link removed] ]* will continue a year-round midday and extended summer weekend sailing schedule [ [link removed] ];
* The summer sailing schedule began *April 15 *and will run through *October** 11.* Find the summer sailing schedule on the Water Taxi's Captain's Blog [ [link removed] ];
* *Seattle Center Monorail [ [link removed] ] *will be open during normal hours this weekend except Friday when it will operate until midnight. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
* Riders can use Text for Departures [ [link removed] ] 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 [ [link removed] ] about King County Metro service. Alerts can be tailored to your favorite route(s).
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*Metro News*
* New King County Metro bus operators to benefit from improved training [ #training ]
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Coming this fall: New RapidRide G Line and more Metro bus service [ #sc ]
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New King County Metro bus operators to benefit from improved training
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With great pay, fantastic benefits and a pension along with the opportunity to build a career in public service, Metro bus operator [ [link removed] ] has always been a highly desirable job. Nearly 1,000 people applied in just one week to our latest job posting. Every few weeks, a new class of selected qualified candidates will begin a six-week paid course at our Training and Safety Center.
We’re proud to have recently made a number of enhancements to our training to increase safety, better support our operators and increase the number of graduates while maintaining high standards.
For more information on recent training updates, read the full Metro Matters blog post [ [link removed] ].
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Coming this fall: New RapidRide G Line and more Metro bus service
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King County Metro is increasing transit service this fall [ [link removed] ], including adding over 3,700 new bus trips each week, launching the RapidRide G Line in Seattle, connecting buses to new Sound Transit light rail stations, and expanding Metro Flex to Northshore.
Metro will upgrade and integrate new bus service, adding *three new bus routes, revising nine routes, and replacing 10 routes*. The new network will include east-west connections to new Link 1 Line stations and expanded evening and weekend service.
For the full list of impacted routes check the:
*Service Change page* [ [link removed] ]
*Questions? Meet Metro staff at community events*
To help riders prepare for these changes, Metro is launching a broad customer information campaign.
The new service change web page [ [link removed] ] is available in English, Chinese [ [link removed] ], Russian [ [link removed] ], Spanish [ [link removed] ], and Vietnamese [ [link removed] ]. Additional languages are available by using an online translation tool.
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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 [ [link removed] ].
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