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Weekend Service Impacts
*Events*
* *Route 125, RapidRide C Line and RapidRide H Line* will be rerouted off Alaskan Wy and Columbia Street on Saturday, May 31 from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. for the Meet Me at the Waterfront 5K;
* *Routes 8 and 14* will be rerouted off S Jackson Street on Saturday, May 31 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. for the Black Wall Street event;
*Construction*
* *RapidRide A Line* will have stop #61150 Pacific Hwy S & S 216th Street (Southbound) closed from Thursday, May 29 to Friday, May 30 from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night;
* *RapidRide A Line* will have stop #61150 Pacific Hwy S & S 216th Street (Southbound) closed from Sunday, Jun 1 at 10 p.m. to Monday, Jun 2 at 5 a.m.;
* *Route 7* will have stop #8100 Rainier Avenue S & Cloverdale Place S (Northbound) closed Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily;
* *Route 8* to Seattle Center will be rerouted off Martin Luther King Jr Way S between S McClellan Street and S Walker Street from Saturday, May 31 to Sunday, June 1 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily;
* *Route ST 554* will have stop #64561 Issaquah Highlands P&R - Bay 4 (Eastbound) relocated from Saturday, May 31 to Sunday, June 1 from at 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily;
Full information available on our Service Advisories page [ [link removed] ].
Service Reminders
* Take transit to all your sporting and community events in Seattle. Metro and Link light rail serve riders heading to T-Mobile Park, Husky Stadium, Lumen Field, and Climate Pledge Arena;
* The *Seattle Mariners* will play Friday at 7:10 p.m., Saturday at 4:15 p.m. and on Sunday at 1:10 p.m. at T-Mobile Park [ [link removed] ];
* *The Seattle Sounders *have a match at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Lumen Field [ [link removed] ];
* The *Seattle Storm* will play at the Climate Pledge Arena [ [link removed] ] at 7 p.m. on Friday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday;
* *Water Taxi [ [link removed] ]* started the new summer sailing schedule [ [link removed] ] on Saturday, April 12 with the return of late-night weekend service to West Seattle;
* *Seattle Center Monorail [ [link removed] ] *will operate normal hours this weekend. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
* Riders can use Text for Departures [ [link removed] ] by texting their stop number to 62550 to get next departure times;
* Remember, it's free and easy to sign up for email or text alerts [ [link removed] ] about King County Metro service. Alerts can be tailored to your favorite route(s).
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*Metro News*
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Fare inspection fully resumes May 31, 2025 [ #fare ]
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MOOSE AHOY! Water Taxi Summer will include weeknight late night service to West Seattle for Mariners and special events [ #moose ]
* Tops in Ops: March and April 2025 [ #tops ]
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Fare inspection fully resumes May 31, 2025
Fare Inspection Officers are asking riders for proof of payment on board King County Metro buses and Seattle Streetcars.
Beginning May 31, riders without proof of payment will receive a written warning. Riders can receive two of these written warnings without consequence. However, third and subsequent citations may result in a fine or the option of an alternative resolution.
Metro’s adult fare is currently $2.75. Fare Enforcement Officers will accept proof of payment in the form of:
* a recently tapped ORCA fare card,
* an activated Transit GO Ticket on their phone,
* a tapped ORCA card in Google Wallet, or
* a transfer slip issued to someone who paid cash or used a human service bus ticket at the farebox.
Learn more on our website [ [link removed] ].
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MOOSE AHOY! Water Taxi Summer will include weeknight late night service to West Seattle for Mariners and special events
The Mariner moose of the water taxi with the Seattle Skyline behind him. "Sail with us after Mariners' games"
Mortimer Moose – better known as the Mariner Moose – joined the crew of King County Water Taxi to celebrate the return of weeknight post-game water taxi service to West Seattle starting on *Tuesday, June 3*.
Starting with the series against Baltimore, the water taxi will provide evening post-game service Monday through Thursday. There will be three sailings between Pier 50 and the Seacrest Dock in West Seattle. The boat will leave downtown at* 7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m*. and *9:30 p.m.*
*There will be no delays in the schedule due to extra innings.* If you miss the last sailing, simply take a stroll or roll to Alaskan Way South at South Jackson Street and catch a bus back to West Seattle, with the RapidRide C Line [ [link removed] ] (which connects with the Washington State Ferry to Vashon), the RapidRide H Line [ [link removed] ] or other routes.
The weekday service will end on *Tuesday, Aug. 26*. Late night weekend (Friday through Saturday) service to West Seattle will continue through *Oct. 10*.
The free Metro water taxi shuttles to and from the dock at Seacrest Park will operate and meet the post-game sailings. Route 773 [ [link removed] ] will get you to the businesses and restaurants in the West Seattle junction. Route 775 [ [link removed] ] takes you along Alki and into the Admiral District.
“The return of this service is the result of fans asking for it and the ability of the Marine Division to staff these extra runs,” said Marine Division Director Terry Federer. We look forward to helping fans get home after another Mariners victory!”
*From baseball to soccer*
SCARVES UP! Along with post-game sailings for the M’s, the water taxi will provide evening post-match service for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
The world is coming to Lumen Field and the water taxi is ready to get you there and back, offering post-match service on *Sunday, June 15* (Botafogo vs. Seattle Sounders FC) and *Wednesday, June 25* (FC Internazionale Milano vs. CA River Plate).
*How much does it cost to travel by Water Taxi?*
Adult fare to West Seattle is $5.75 one way ($5 with an ORCA card). Don’t have an ORCA Card yet? MyOrca.com [ [link removed] ]is the place to go to purchase a card. If you want to use your mobile device to pay your fare, download the Transit GO Ticket [ [link removed] ] app prior to boarding. Young people 18 years old and younger can ride the Water Taxi, and most regional transit, for free [ [link removed] ]!
The water taxi looks forward to getting fans – and Moose – to and from all the action this summer!
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Every month, operators from King County Metro’s seven transit bases select their fellow drivers for their positive contributions to Metro and recognize them as Operators of the Month. The operators selected demonstrate safe driving skills, show courteous and helpful attitudes toward customers, and pay conscientious attention to attendance, appearance, and discipline.
* Atlantic Base | March 2025:
*Kumlachew Haile*
* Atlantic Base |April 2025:* *
*Travis Corgatelli*
* Bellevue Base | March 2025:
*Robert Saunders*
* Bellevue Base | April 2025:
*William Chen*
* Central Base | March 2025:
*Charles Tribble*
* Central Base | April 2025:
*Cutonja Vann*
* East Base | March 2025:
*Ducky Watung*
* East Base | April 2025:
*Peter Salazar*
* North Base |March 2025:
*Gene Bowlby*
* North Base | April 2025:
*Wendgouda Yameogo*
* Ryerson Base | March 2025:
*Veronica Lanier-Ellison*
* Ryerson Base | April 2025:
*Rickesha Lewis*
* South Base | March 2025:
*Theo Esteban*
* South Base | April 2025:
**Larry Choate**
Please join us in congratulating them. The Operators of the Month have the privilege of coming together later to vote on who among them will be Metro’s Operator of the Year!
Read more about our dedicated operators on the Metro Matters blog [ [link removed] ].
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