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Weekend Service Impacts

Events

• Routes 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 28, 40, 49, 60, 62, 70, 101, 150, ST 545, ST 554, and RapidRide C and E Lines will be rerouted from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 14 during the No Kings Seattle Rally & March;
• Route 2 will be rerouted off E Union Street and Seneca Street between E Madison Street and Boren Avenue on Saturday, June 14 from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.  during the On The Block event;
• Route 21 will be rerouted off 1st Avenue S, north of S Lander in both directions, at varied times on June 15, 17, 19, 21, 23 and 25, during FIFA Club World Cup game days;
• Route 124 will be rerouted off 13th Avenue S and Airport Way S between S Bailey Street and Corson Avenue S on Saturday, June 14th from 5:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. during the Georgetown Carnival;
• Route 271 will be rerouted off Front Street N, E Sunset Way and Newport Way SW on Sunday, June 15 from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the Fenders on Front Street event;
• Routes 45, 65, 67, 75, 255, 372, and ST 542 will be rerouted in the Montlake area during the University of Washington Commencement from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 14;

Construction

• RapidRide G Line will close stop #128 Madison Street & 5th Avenue (Westbound) from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 14;
• Routes 8, 11, and 43 will close stop #29276 E John Street & 22nd Avenue E (Eastbound) from Saturday, June 14 to Sunday, June 15 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily;
• Routes 31 and 32 will close stop #18660 W Nickerson Street & Jesse Avenue W (Westbound) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 14;
• Route 165 will be rerouted off W Meeker Street between 64th Avenue S and Washington Avenue N from Friday, June 13 at 7 p.m. to Monday, June 16 at 7 a.m.;
• Routes 181 and 187 will close stop #61332 S 320th Street and 20th Avenue S (Eastbound) Thursday, June 12 at 10 p.m. to Monday, June 16 at 5 a.m.;
• Route 183 will be rerouted off 64th Avenue S and W Meeker Street east of Russell Road from Friday, June 13 at 7 p.m. to Monday, June 16 at 7 a.m.;
• ST 554 will be rerouted off Rainier Avenue S from Friday, June 13 at 10 p.m. to Saturday, June 14 at 6 a.m.;

Full information available on our Service Advisories page. 

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 and Saturday at 6:40 p.m. and on Sunday at 1:10 p.m. at T-Mobile Park;
  • Sounders FC will have a match at noon on Saturday at Lumen Field;
  • Check out all the Pride events happening this month across the county; 
• Water Taxi started the new summer sailing schedule on Saturday, April 12 with the return of late-night weekend service to West Seattle;
  • Enjoy extended service this Sunday on the West Seattle route! Whether you're cheering on the Sounders or celebrating your dad, the Water Taxi can take you there.
• Seattle Center Monorail will operate normal hours this weekend. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
• Riders can use Text for Departures 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 about King County Metro service. Alerts can be tailored to your favorite route(s).

Metro News

• Prepare for reroutes due to demonstrations on Saturday, June 14

• Ride transit to the FIFA Men’s Club World Cup

• King County Metro to install operator safety partitions fleetwide

• Supervisor Spotlight: Highlighting those behind the scenes who keep us moving

Prepare for reroutes due to demonstrations on Saturday, June 14

About two dozen bus routes are expected to be temporarily rerouted midday Saturday, June 14, because of a planned march and demonstration in Capitol Hill and downtown Seattle.

We have communicated planned route changes to riders via email and text transit alerts and rider alerts posted at affected bus stops. Service will be affected on Routes 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 21, 28, 36, 40, 49, 60, 62, 70, 101, 131, 132, 150, Sound Transit Express Routes 545 and 554, and RapidRide C and E lines. Details are posted on our Service Advisories webpage.

As demonstrations and public expression take place across our region, our top priority remains ensuring reliable, safe and uninterrupted service for all our riders. We are committed to keeping our community moving—while honoring the values that make it strong.

Before traveling, we recommend riders visit our Service Advisories webpage to check their route for updates. The Seattle Department of Transportation and other local jurisdictions are the best source for street closure information.

Demonstrations are also scheduled in cities throughout King County on Saturday. Those areas may also experience disruptions or slowdowns to routes as well as increased pedestrian congestion. Be prepared for these impacts and please allow extra time when you travel.

Ride transit to the FIFA Men’s Club World Cup

Some of the best professional football (soccer) clubs in the world—including Seattle Sounders FC—are coming to Lumen Field in their quest for the FIFA Men’s Club World Cup.

Avoid the chance of missing any of the action by getting there on transit.

Many paths to the goal:

The Bus

Metro will also deploy additional buses to help fans get home after the matches. There will be more service to support post-match rides south, north and east on Metro Route 150, RapidRide lines D and E, and Sound Transit Routes 545, 550 and 554.

The Water Taxi King County Water Taxi will have special post-match service to West Seattle from Pier 50 for the two night matches. If you’re coming from West Seattle to watch Botafogo play Sounders FC on Sunday, June 15 there will be additional sailings at 7:30 p.m., 8:30p.m. and 9:30 p.m. For Internazionale Milano meet CA River Plate on Wednesday, June 25, the sailings will be at 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.  Learn more on our website, where you can pick the date to see the complete schedule for the West Seattle Water Taxi for that day.  The Sounder and Link light rail If you’re coming from south King County or north Seattle, Link light rail is an awesome connection to Lumen. Link will bring you from Lynnwood to a short dribble, walk, roll or scoot to the stadium! Metro has routes that will connect you to the light rail stops along the 1 Line. There will also be additional service on the Link light rail 1 line to support post-match travel from Lumen field. Sound Transit is running special Sounder trains for five of the six matches.   Please check out the Sound Transit website for a complete list of additional and available services for each game.  Plan your route King County Metro’s one-stop shop has everything you need to take transit to the match. Start by planning your trip to the match. To plan the best route, you can use Trip Planner,  or call Metro Customer Service at 206-553-3000 weekdays, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Don’t forget to press 1 for an interpreter. At the bus stop, you can text your bus stop number to 62550 to see when the next bus is departing. SCARVES UP! Metro looks forward to helping you watch some of the greatest football in the world.

King County Metro to install operator safety partitions fleetwide

King County Metro bus operators are evaluating safety partition designs as part of the planning process for retrofitting up to 1,300 of the agency’s 1,400 buses. Existing buses not being upgraded will be replaced by a recent order for 89 new buses that have a partition already installed.

From now through July 5, four buses, each with a different style of partition currently available on the market, will be touring Metro’s bases. The safety partitions, which riders will begin seeing on both new and existing buses later this year, offer increased size and durability to better protect Metro bus operators.

Following operators’ feedback on the potential safety partition features, Metro will move forward with a procurement process to obtain the equipment for retrofitting its existing buses.

Learn more on the Metro Matters blog post. 

Supervisor Spotlight: Highlighting those behind the scenes who keep us moving

It takes a lot of people to keep a transit system running smoothly across 150 routes and over 300,000 boardings a day.

Bus drivers are the most visible part of any transit system, but there are people behind the scenes who are just as vital in the day-to-day operation of King County Metro.

Their responsibilities include training operators, planning the routes that run throughout the region, and literally being the “traffic controllers” who keep track of the buses on their daily runs.

We’d like to introduce you to the staff that help keep the wheels on the bus going “round and round” every day.

This Supervisor Spotlight features Aaron M Lewis and Carlos Womack.

Read more on the Metro Matters blog. 

Metro is hiring transit operators (bus drivers) and trades professionals to keep the region moving. Visit kingcounty.gov/MetroCareers to learn more.