Metro Weekend Update – March 29-31, 2024

ByMaryKylie Cranford
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Weekend Service Impacts

  • Routes 7 and 106 will have stop #8620 at Rainier Avenue S & S State Street (Southbound) relocated Saturday, March 30 & Sunday, March 31 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day due to construction;
  • Route 7 will have stop #8970 Rainier Avenue S & S Rose Street (Southbound) relocated from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 30 due to construction;
  • Route 7 will have stop #8250 Rainier Avenue S & S Orcas Street (Northbound) closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 30 due to construction;
  • Route 7 will have stop #8870 Rainier Avenue S & S Graham Street (Southbound) closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 31 due to construction;
  • Routes 10, 11 and 49 will be rerouted during the closure of Pike Street between 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenue from Saturday, March 30 at 8 a.m. to Sunday, March 31 at 3 p.m. due to construction;
  • Routes 40 and RapidRide D Line will have stop #14360 15th Avenue NW & NW 85th Street (Northbound) relocated from 4:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 30 due to construction;
  • Routes 45, 67, 75 and 375 will be rerouted off the University of Washington campus to reduce congestion during cherry blossom viewing, daily from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Saturday, March 30 and Sunday, March 31;
  • Route 181 to Twin Lakes P&R will be affected by the closure of 23rd Avenue S in the Federal Way area from Saturday, March 30 through Monday, April 1 due to construction;
  • Route 183 to Kent will be rerouted off of South 317th Street and a portion of 28th Avenue S on Saturday, March 30 due to construction;
  • Route 225 will be rerouted in both directions off of NE 132nd Street and a portion of 116th Way NE from Friday, March 29 at 9 p.m. through Sunday, March 31 due to construction;

More details on the Service Advisory page.

Service Reminders

  • Metro’s Lost and Found will have adjusted hours of operations to 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. from April 1 through April 30;
  • 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;
    • The Mariners will have games at 6:40 p.m. on Friday, 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, and 1:10 p.m. on Sunday at T-Mobile Park;
    • The Kraken will have a game at the Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday, March 30 at 7 p.m.;
      • Your ticket to the game is also your bus ticket to Climate Pledge Arena.
  • Water Taxi will continue a year-round midday and weekend sailing schedule; 
    • Additional West Seattle Water Taxi service this weekend to support the Mariners Opening Weekend;
    • The summer sailing schedule begins April 15 and will run through October 11. Find the summer sailing schedule on the Water Taxi’s Captain’s Blog;
    • Water Taxi staff will temporarily suspend service over the weekend of April 13-14 to conduct training and maintenance;
  • Seattle Center Monorail will be open during normal hours except for late service on Friday night until 11:59 p.m. 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).

For the complete Metro Weekend Update alert click here.

As always, “It’s a great day to ride Metro” to get to events and activities where there is often traffic congestion and limited parking.

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