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Daily Brief

For Sep 10, 2:30 PM. The 90-second daily read. Live snapshot at Now; full alerts at Alerts.

Thursday, September 10. Overcast, low 60s, the city is genuinely strained today. I-5 has an active alert.

3 things worth knowing today

The express lanes are northbound-only 24 hours a day through the end of 2026 due to lane reductions for construction on the northbound I-5 Ship Canal Bridge.

Mariners vs Texas Rangers at T-Mobile Park, at Pioneer Square (T-Mobile Park), Thu, Sep 10, 1:10 PM, expect access limits, reroutes, or crowd pressure around the venue area.

Gas: $5.68 — up 8¢ this week. Fill up if you're driving much.

Tomorrow

Friday afternoon compression starts around 4 PM. Evening dining peaks across Capitol Hill, Ballard, and Belltown.

Did you notice

Husky football home games at Husky Stadium pull most of the U-District into orange-and-purple compression on Saturdays. Apple Cup is the biggest of the year.

Rough — Downtown crowded — events overlapping.

Updated Sep 10, 2:30 PM. See Now for the live snapshot, Alerts for the full triage.

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