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Metro Weekend Update – May 3-5, 2024

Weekend Service Impacts

  • Route 182 is rerouted for utility work in both directions off of S 348th Street and 9th Avenue S at all times from Friday, May 3 to Sunday, May 5;
  • DART Route 915 to Auburn will be rerouted off Cole St between Stevenson Ave and Griffin Ave due to a special event on Saturday, May 4;
  • Routes 43, 48, 255, 271 and ST 542 will be affected by the closure of the Montlake Bridge and will not serve the UW Medical Center/UW Link Station areas during the Opening Day of Boating Season from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 4;
  • Routes 21, 50, and RapidRide C and H Lines will be rerouted during the westbound closure of the West Seattle Bridge during the Emerald City Ride from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 5;
  • Routes 230, 231, 239, 245, 250 and 255 may be delayed in the Juanita Beach Park and downtown Kirkland areas during the Kirkland Half Marathon & 5K from about 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 5;

More details on the Service Advisory page.

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 Reign will have a match at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 3 at Lumen Field;
    • The Seattle Sounders will have a match at 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 5 at Lumen Field;
  • Water Taxi will continue a year-round midday and extended summer weekend sailing schedule; 
    • 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;
  • Seattle Center Monorail will be open until midnight on Friday, May 3, and operate normal hours the rest of 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).

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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