Games, graduation to clog Seattle traffic over weekend
Jun 8, 2012, 11:10 AM | Updated: 12:26 pm
Between baseball games and graduation, traffic in Seattle
is going to be rough.
Nearly 30,000 people are expected to attend the Mariners
-Dodgers game at 4:15 pm on Saturday, but before that
there are two graduation ceremonies. Seattle Pacific
University commencement runs from 12:30 to 3:30pm at
KeyArena. The University of Washington commencement runs
from 1:30 to 4:30pm at CenturyLink Field where 40,000
people are expected.
To add to the traffic there are a couple other community
events expected to cause traffic on side roads. The
Georgetown Carnival runs from 12:00 to 8:00pm. The
Roosevelt Parade starts at 2:00pm.
On Sunday, the Mariners game starts at 1:10pm with over
30,000 tickets sold. The Seattle University commencement
ceremonies run from 9:30 to 12:30pm and again 3:00 to
5:00pm at KeyArena.
Also on Sunday is the Shore Run and Walk on Lake
Washington Boulevard from 8:00am to about 12:00pm with
over 2,500 people expected. The Pacific Northwest Ballet
has a show from 1:00 to 3:00pm.
