Routes 226, 240, 241, 249, 250, 271, ST 550 and RapidRide B Line will be impacted by the closure of Bellevue Transit Center on Saturday, March 22 and Sunday, March 23;
ST Route 545 to Downtown Seattle will be rerouted off of 5th Ave between Stewart St and Pike St from 6 a.m. on Saturday, March 22 until 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 23;
Routes 3, 10, 11, 12, 49, and ST 550 will be rerouted off of Pike Street between 6th Avenue and 9th Avenue on Saturday, March 22 and Sunday, March 23 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day;
Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 14, 21, 24, 27, 28, 33, 36, 40, 62, 70, 124, 131, 132, and RapidRide D and E Lines will be impacted by closures on 3rd Avenue, between James Street and Yesler Way, from 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 22 until 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 23;
Routes 24 and 31 to Downtown Seattle will be rerouted off of 35th Avenue W from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, during the Magnolia Little League Parade;
Route 13 will be rerouted in both directions off a portion W McGraw Street from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, during the Queen Anne Little League Parade;
Take transit to all your sporting and community events in Seattle. Metro and Link light rail serve riders heading to T-Mobile Park, Husky Stadium, Lumen Field, and Climate Pledge Arena;
The NCAA® Division I Men’s Basketball First + Second Rounds – Session 2 will take begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 21, at the Climate Pledge Arena;
The Sounders FC will host Houston Dynamo at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, at Lumen Field;
The Seattle Mariners Fanfest will begin at 12 noon on Sunday, March 23, at T-Mobile Park;
Service to West Seattle will be temporarily suspended on Monday, March 24 and Tuesday, March 25 while maintenance crews make repairs to the Seacrest Dock.
Seattle Center Monorailwill operate from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, and 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday. 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).
Dock repairs cancel West Seattle Water Taxi service March 24-25
King County Water Taxi service to West Seattle will be temporarily suspended on Monday, March 24 and Tuesday, March 25 while maintenance crews make repairs to the Seacrest Dock.
Water Taxi sailings to Vashon will continue during this time.
The work to the floats at the dock is to repair damage caused by recent weather. The repairs include refastening pile guides to the docking float and replacement of pile guide bushings.
Learn more about these repairs and other transit options available during this closure on the Metro Matters blog.
Route 8: Eight new trips will be added on Saturday and 33 new trips will be added on Sunday.
Route 36: 14 new trips will be added on Saturday and 36 new trips will be added on Sunday.
Route 56: This route will have one fewer trip each weekday during the morning commute hours, which is a reduction in trips that are currently funded by the Seattle Transit Measure. These service hours will be re-invested in other routes to better meet the City’s policy goals and equity commitments.
Route 107: Six trips will be added on weekdays, 61 trips will be added on Saturday and 63 trips will be added on Sunday.
Route 124: One trip will be added on Saturday and two trips will be added on Sunday.
RapidRide C Line: Buses will come about every 10 minutes or more frequently. This route will have fewer trips during afternoon commute hours, some of which were funded by the voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure. This change is to support Seattle’s equity goals, better align with transit need and demand, and be consistent with Metro’s RapidRide policies.
RapidRide G Line: Two late night trips will be added for both weekday and weekend service.
RapidRide H line: Five trips will be added on weekdays and three trips will be added on Saturday and Sunday.
King County updates
Changes in Federal Way: Starting March 30, routes 177, 181, 182, 183, 187, 193 and 901 will switch to new bus stops at the Federal Way Downtown Station and the Federal Way Transit Center will close.
Sound Transit 2 Line:Two new Link stations open May 10 and Redmond bus routes 224, 250, 269, 930 and RapidRide B Line will update their routing at that time.
Riders can review the route updates on Metro’s web page in English, 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese), Русский (Russian), Español (Spanish) and Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese). Additional languages are available by using an online translation tool. Bus trip schedules will be updated across most bus routes and new purple timetables soon will be available on buses and popular transit locations.
King County Metro supports regional approach to safety
The inaugural meeting of the King County Regional Transit Safety Task Force took place on March 20. While we continue to take proactive steps to support our employees and riders, a regional approach will tackle the broader challenges that can negatively affect transit. Making our communities and neighborhoods safer will, in turn, make public transportation safer.
We appreciate partnering with Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 587, which called for the task force. Participants include advocacy and community groups; behavioral health and alternative response teams; government officials at the city, county and federal level; labor unions; law enforcement; public health and safety representatives; and transit agencies.
The Regional Transit Safety Task Force will align the many stakeholders; provide a collaborative forum; determine data-supported interventions in the short-, medium- and long-term; coordinate on budget and policy; and ensure accountability. Our shared goal is measurable and sustained safety improvements that will make a difference in the lives of our employees and riders.
