Marathon, Pride parades to impact weekend traffic in Seattle
Jun 21, 2012, 5:16 PM | Updated: Jun 22, 2012, 2:53 pm
Pride weekend and a marathon, among other events planned
throughout Seattle, will likely cause problems when
traveling from Point A to Point B in the Emerald City.
Cars will clog the roads as the weekend kicks off on
Friday around CenturyLink and Key Arena. The Rock N Roll
Marathon Expo in SoDo expects 18,000 people in attendance
between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Around the Seattle Center the Storm will take on the San
Antonio Silver Stars at 7 p.m. and around 6,000 people are
expected to attend the game at Key Arena.
Wildrose Pride will also kick off on Capitol Hill at 6
p.m. Those events will shut down 11th Avenue between E
Pike and E Union streets from Friday at 6 a.m. until 6
a.m. on Monday.
Things won’t slow down on Saturday, as Pride celebrations
will be in full effect. Events on Capitol Hill will shut
down many of the streets in the Seattle neighborhood
during most of the day.
Runners will also be hitting the pavement for the Rock N
Roll Marathon on Saturday. The run kicks off at 7 a.m. at
the Seattle Center and ends when the last runners cross
the finish line back at the Center.
Roads on and around the route will be closed starting
Friday night and into Saturday in preparation for the
marathon. The route winds through Seattle on many
major roadways, including SR 99, Second Avenue, S Dearborn
Street, Rainier Avenue S and Lake Washington Boulevard S.
Approximately 40 Metro Transit bus routes will be
significantly disrupted by the marathon on Saturday.
Into the evening, a Rat City Roller Girls bout and a
Seattle Men’s Chorus concert will draw thousands more to
Key Arena and McCaw Hall, keeping the Seattle Center area
busy all day.
By Sunday, thousands of people will attend the Pride
parade downtown and events will still close down streets
on Capitol Hill and congest traffic throughout the
neighborhood.
The Seattle Storm will take on Washington Mystics at Key
Arena Sunday evening, as well.
The Seattle Department of Transportation is reminding
drivers to plan ahead before they hit the road and use
other modes of transportation if possible.
