Collision snarls commute on Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct
Oct 2, 2017, 7:02 AM | Updated: 8:41 am
Traffic continues to backup in Seattle after an early-morning crash. (SDOT)
(SDOT)
Crews cleared the early-morning crash that shut down the northbound lanes of SR 99 in Seattle Monday morning.
The crash on the Alaskan Way Viaduct shut down all northbound lanes for about 20 minutes Monday morning. Only one lane was open until crews were able to clear the crash around 8:30 a.m.
Delays stretched to First Avenue. Traffic on I-5 backed up due to the crash.
King County Metro issued an alert: “Expect service delays on rts 21, 55, 56, 57, 113, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125 & the C Line due to a blockage on SR-99/Seneca St.”
KIRO Radio traffic reporter Tracy Taylor drove past the scene on Monday morning.
Here’s a look at what’s going on NB 99 before Seneca pic.twitter.com/KMLTv9FJyL
— TracyTaylorTraffic🐟 (@TracyTTraffic) October 2, 2017
Taylor also noticed another potential issue on her drive over the viaduct:
Hey @seattledot there’s a very large hole NB 99 just as you get up the elevated portion of the viaduct in the right lane
— tracy taylor (@TracyTKIRO7) October 2, 2017
