Metro Weekend Update – July 17-19, 2026

Weekend Service Impacts

• Routes 3, 10, 11, 12 and 49 will be rerouted in Downtown Seattle from Friday, July 17 at 3p.m. to Sunday, July 19 at 12 a.m., due to the Downtown Summer Block Party;
• Routes 118 and 119 will be affected from Friday, July 17 at 3 p.m. to Sunday, July 19 at 6 p.m., during the Vashon Strawberry Festival and Parade;
• Routes 43 and 48 will be rerouted off Montlake Boulevard E between NE Pacific Street and Boyer Avenue E from Friday, July 17 at 10 p.m. to Monday July 20 at 6 a.m., due to construction;
• Routes 255, 271 and ST 542 will be rerouted off Montlake Boulevard E between E Hamlin Street and E Louisa Street from Friday, Jul 17 at 10 p.m. to Monday, July 20 at 6 a.m., due to construction;
• Routes 50, 128, 773 and RapidRide C Line will be rerouted in the West Seattle area on Saturday, July 18, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., during the West Seattle Grand Parade;
• Route 7 will be rerouted in the Rainier Beach Area from Saturday, July 18 to Sunday August 9, each Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., due to construction;
• Route 168 will be rerouted in the Covington area on Saturday, July 18, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., during the Covington Days Parade;
  
• Route 165 will be rerouted off a portion of Marine View Dr S on Saturday, July 18 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., during the Des Moines Waterland Parade;
• Route 2 will be rerouted in Madrona on Sunday, July 19, from 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., during the Seafair Triathlon event;
• Route 2 will be rerouted in Central District on Sunday, July 19, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., during the Reunion on Union;
• ST Route 545 to Downtown Seattle will be rerouted in the International District on Sunday, July 19, from 3 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., during the Chinatown Seafair Parade;

Full information available on our Service Advisories page.

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, Husky Stadium, Lumen Field, and Climate Pledge Arena;
  • Seattle Mariners will have games at 7 p.m. on Friday, 5 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday all at T-Mobile Park;
    
• Water Taxi began operating on the summer sailing schedule as of Saturday, April 11;
  • Water Taxi schedule info for this weekend’s Strawberry Festival found on the Captain’s blog;
• Seattle Center Monorail will operate 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 11:30 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).

Read the complete Metro Weekend Update.