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Weekend Service Impacts
* *Route 125, RapidRide C Line, and RapidRide H Line* will be rerouted off Alaskan Way from 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 26 for the Seafair Torchlight Parade;
* *Route 240* to Bellevue Transit Center will be rerouted off NE 4th Street and 106th Avenue NE from Thursday, July 24 at 4 p.m. through Sunday, July 27 due to the Bellevue Arts and Crafts Fair;
* *RapidRide D Line* is rerouted off the Leary Way NW exit from Friday, July 25 at 10 p.m. to Monday, July 28 at 5 a.m.;
* *Route 2* will have stop #3271 34th Avenue & E Olive Street (northbound) closed on Saturday, July 26 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.;
* *Route 40* is rerouted off Leary Way NW between 14th Avenue NW and 17th Avenue NW from Friday, July 25 at 10 p.m. to Monday, July 28 at 5 a.m.;
* *Routes 101, 150, ST 545, and ST 550* will be rerouted off 4th Avenue north of University Street and a portion of Olive Way on Saturday, July 26 from 3 a.m. to 11 a.m.;
* *Routes 101, 102, and 150* will have stop #340 2nd Avenue & Marion Street (southbound) closed from Friday, July 25 at 11 p.m. to Saturday, July 26 at 5:30 a.m.;
* *Routes 101 and 150* will have stop #361 2nd Avenue & James Street (southbound) closed on Saturday, July 26 from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.;
* *Route 255* is rerouted off 116th Avenue NE on Saturday, July 26 from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
* *Routes ST 550 and ST 554* will have stop #360 2nd Avenue & Cherry Street (southbound) closed on Saturday, July 26 from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.;
* *Route ST 554* will be rerouted off 4th Avenue north of University Street and Blanchard Street on Saturday, July 26 from 3 a.m. to 11 a.m.;
Full information available on our Service Advisories page [ [link removed] ].
Service Reminders
* Take transit to all your sporting and community events in Seattle. Metro and Link light rail serve riders heading to T-Mobile Park [ [link removed] ], Husky Stadium [ [link removed] ], Lumen Field [ [link removed] ], and Climate Pledge Arena [ [link removed] ];
* *Morgan Wallen* will have a concert Friday and Saturday at Lumen Field [ [link removed] ];
* *Torchlight Parade* [ [link removed] ] is Saturday from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will be held along the Seattle waterfront;
* *Water Taxi [ [link removed] ]* started the new summer sailing schedule [ [link removed] ] on Saturday, April 12 with the return of late-night weekend service to West Seattle;
* West Seattle route will be running extended late-night service after Morgan Wallen concerts at Lumen Field on July 25th and 26th. Additional sailings will depart Pier 50 at 11:45pm and 12:15am after both shows;
* *Revive I-5 [ [link removed] ]* will cause major disruptions. Two northbound I-5 lanes across the Ship Canal Bridge will be closed 24/7 for the duration of the project. The Express Lanes will stay open northbound from July 18 to August 18 around the clock to help keep traffic moving;
* *Seattle Center Monorail [ [link removed] ] *will operate 7:30 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. on Friday, and normal hours Saturday and Sunday. 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*
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Ready for fun? Torchlight Parade, Bite of Seattle, Morgan Wallen and ways you can beat the traffic [ #fun ]
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Supervisor Spotlight: Highlighting those behind the scenes who keep us moving [ #sup ]
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‘First Mariner’ Dan Krehbiel is leaving the helm [ #dan ]
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Ready for fun? Torchlight Parade, Bite of Seattle, Morgan Wallen and ways you can beat the traffic
There’s a great summer stretch of sun, parades and civic pride ahead, and transit remains your best bet to easily get to all events. This weekend’s hot to-do list includes the Bite of Seattle, Seafair Torchlight Parade on Saturday night and two days of Morgan Wallen concerts [ [link removed] ] Friday and Saturday.
Remember, critical Revive I-5 [ [link removed] ] work is underway, causing slowdowns on roadways around the region. Please allow extra travel time and take advantage of our network of buses, trains and streetcars to take the stress out of driving and parking.
*More streetcars and more Water Taxi trips*
*The First Hill Seattle** ** Streetcar* will offer extended service Saturday to help with event crowds, with the last train leaving Occidental Station at 11:13 p.m. Metro is adding additional service on key routes, and Sound Transit is likewise adding extra service.
*The King County Water Taxi route to West Seattle* will offer late departures from Pier 50 at 11:45 p.m. and 12:15 a.m.
When major events conclude, it can take a bit of time for all riders to board their ride home and we appreciate everyone’s patience!
Don’t forget, the Torchlight Parade [ [link removed] ] is back to evening hours on Saturday from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will be held along the Seattle waterfront this year. Cheer our new Metro five-door coach when it passes by in the parade!
*Our thank you to those who serve*
If you’re an active-duty member of the military or a veteran, Metro and Sound Transit will sweeten the deal for taking transit, with free rides to military personnel and veterans during Fleet Week July 29-August 3.
Fleet Week [ [link removed] ] is a longstanding Seafair tradition. Ships from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy will be docked at piers along the Seattle waterfront for the public to tour and enjoy. During Fleet Week we invite active-duty service members and veterans to ride for free in uniform or with valid military identification on these services: Metro buses, King County Metro Water Taxi, Metro Flex, King County Metro Access paratransit, DART, Community Connections, Community Van, Sound Transit Link light rail, Express buses and Sounder, and Seattle Streetcar.
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Supervisor Spotlight: Highlighting those behind the scenes who keep us moving
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It takes a lot of people to keep a transit system running smoothly across 150 routes and over 300,000 boardings a day.
Bus drivers are the most visible part of any transit system, but there are people behind the scenes who are just as vital in the day-to-day operation of King County Metro.
Their responsibilities include training operators, planning the routes that run throughout the region, and literally being the “traffic controllers” who keep track of the buses on their daily runs.
We’d like to introduce you to the staff that help keep the wheels on the bus going “round and round” every day.
This Supervisor Spotlight features Kathy Grainger and Job Thykkuttathil.
Read more on the Metro Matters blog [ [link removed] ].
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‘First Mariner’ Dan Krehbiel is leaving the helm
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King County Metro says goodbye to retiring Captain Dan Krehbiel, Water Taxi's first boat captain.
When Dan Krehbiel helped launch the King County Water Taxi, he was part of a five person crew: two engineers, two deckhands—and one captain.
Learn more about his time with the Water Taxi, including the day he protected Seattle's waterfront from a unmoored, 300-foot container barge moving toward the Seattle waterfront, in a direct line to collide into the Washington State Ferry Terminal and the Seattle Great Wheel.
Learn more on the Captain's blog [ [link removed] ] and the video above.
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Metro is hiring transit operators (bus drivers) and trades professionals to keep the region moving. Visit kingcounty.gov/MetroCareers [ [link removed] ] to learn more.
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