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Weather is 53F with partly cloudy and wind near 0 mph.
8 Seattle-area travel alerts and 1 ferry notes are active. Ferry travel is the strongest travel page. Sea/Brem/BI- Construction inside Colman Dock terminal through early April
Tuesday, April 21, to the morning of Friday, April 24 -The eastbound SR 520 off-ramp to Montlake Blvd. in Seattle will close for construction nightly beginning at 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. During this time, all traffic entering eastbound SR 520 from I-5 will pay the SR 520 Bridge Toll during the hours this ramp is closed. Those who do not want to pay the toll or who need to access Montlake Blvd. from I-5 must use alternate routes. is the top alert in this brief.
Billy Goats Gruff and Other Tales: Preview Performance is the clearest current event item.
Next tide: High 11.1 ft • 12:38 AM.
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Tuesday, April 21, to the morning of Friday, April 24 -The eastbound SR 520 off-ramp to Montlake Blvd. in Seattle will close for construction nightly beginning at 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. During this time, all traffic entering eastbound SR 520 from I-5 will pay the SR 520 Bridge Toll during the hours this ramp is closed. Those who do not want to pay the toll or who need to access Montlake Blvd. from I-5 must use alternate routes. is the clearest issue needing attention in this brief.
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Seattle brief for Apr 23, 5:23 PM Weather: 53F, Partly cloudy, wind 0 mph Next tide: High 11.1 ft • 12:38 AM Top alerts: - Tuesday, April 21, to the morning of Friday, April 24 -The eastbound SR 520 off-ramp to Montlake Blvd. in Seattle will close for construction nightly beginning at 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. During this time, all traffic entering eastbound SR 520 from I-5 will pay the SR 520 Bridge Toll during the hours this ramp is closed. Those who do not want to pay the toll or who need to access Montlake Blvd. from I-5 must use alternate routes. (WSDOT • high) - The I-5 express lanes are operating northbound-only during the northbound I-5 Ship Canal Bridge preservation work, which has reduced the I-5 mainline to two lanes across the bridge, to help maintain northbound freeway capacity. (WSDOT • high) - Eastbound SR 18 will close for construction beginning at 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, until about 5:00 am on Monday, April 27. Crews will be installing the final layer of pavement along nearly two miles of EB SR 18 during this closure. Use alternate routes. FREIGHT ALERT: Issaquah-Hobart Road is not suitable for freight traffic and semi trucks. Trucks should detour via WB SR 169 to NB I-405, then to EB SR 900 and EB on I-90. Other alternates include NB I-5 or NB I-405 to EB I-90. (WSDOT • high) - From 6 to 10 a.m. Saturday, April 25, southbound State Route 99 will close from Dearborn Street to East Marginal Way for the Emerald City Ride. (WSDOT • medium) - The westbound SR 516 ramp to northbound I-5 in the SeaTac area will be closed from 11 p.m. Thursday, April 23 to 3:30 a.m. Friday, April 24 for construction work. (WSDOT • medium) Featured events: - Billy Goats Gruff and Other Tales: Preview Performance (Apr 23, 6:00 PM) - Seattle Center Sculpture Walk 2026 (Apr 24 · All day) - Seattle King County Clinic 2026 (Apr 24 · All day) Produced at: 2026-04-24T00:23:43.952Z Cache TTL: 900 seconds
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