Trying to get out of West Seattle? Time to apply for a pass April 29, 2021 at 7:37 am
An officer directs traffic off the West Seattle Low Bridge in October 2020. (Photo courtesy of SDOT/Flickr)
The Seattle Department of Transportation says you can now apply for access to the Spokane Street Swing Bridge or the low bridge in and out of West Seattle.
SDOT says your application must be received by the 15th of the month for access to begin on the 1st of the following month. So you have until May 15 to gain access on June 1 on SDOT’s website. The two-week wait is so that license plate information can be processed into the photo enforcement system.
SDOT to double capacity on West Seattle s Lower Spokane Street Bridge April 8, 2021 at 4:15 pm
An officer directs traffic off the West Seattle Low Bridge in October 2020. (Photo courtesy of SDOT/Flickr)
The Seattle Department of Transportation announced Thursday that it will be doubling access to the Lower Spokane Street Bridge.
Ever since the West Seattle Bridge was closed for safety, the only direct route out of West Seattle has been the Lower Spokane Street Bridge. During that time, though, it’s use has been restricted to only allow fast trips for emergency vehicles, transit, and freight.
During the more than year-long closure of the West Seattle Bridge, the city has also allowed small groups of users access to the low bridge, primarily Port of Seattle workers and businesses who needed to make unexpected runs out of the community.
AB83 February 4, 2021 (5:41 pm)
OK so now there’s room to open up the Low Bridge for Harbor a Island workers that live in West Seattle. come on SDOT do the right thing here and give back access to the people used it before this whole thing began.
skeeter February 5, 2021 (11:46 am)
I’m a West Seattle fella who works on Harbor Island, too. If you need to drive across the bridge to get your job done, talk to your employer. There are passes available. For commuting, it’s not too bad to just park on the West Seattle side and walk or bike across the bridge to get to work. There is also extremely frequent bus service between West Seattle and Harbor Island if you don’t want to walk or bike. My commute between West Seattle and Harbor Island is super easy and enjoyable. I bike most of the time and take the bus if the weather is really crummy. But I’m young and healthy. I’m sure it’s a much bigger problem for those who are not able to easily wa
The Lower Spokane Street Bridge access dilemma
West Seattle Low Bridge in October 2020. (SDOT/Flickr)
Who gets to use the Lower Spokane Street Bridge during the emergency closure of the high bridge continues to be an issue for West Seattle residents who say they need the access for work.
I received a text from a listener last week, a nurse who lives in West Seattle. This nurse is on-call and needs to make rush trips to First Hill for emergency surgeries and procedures. This nurse, like every other emergency health care worker, has to go the long way around to make it to the hospital.