Heads up, commuters.
Mid-morning Friday, March 2, a large marine vessel is scheduled to depart Lake Union and move through the Ship Canal to Shilshole Bay. The Fremont Bridge and the Ballard Bridge will close to vehicle traffic while opening for the ship’s passage through the waterway.
The anticipated vessel opening schedule is set for 9:45 a.m. at the Fremont Bridge and 10:15 a.m. at the Ballard Bridge, though that might not be precise.
Each of these closures to vehicles will last between 10 and 15 minutes, however traffic could become very congested on all streets surrounding both bridges on both sides of the canal.
Motorists should allow for delays or consider avoiding the general area and taking alternate routes between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.
6 responses so far ↓
1 Michael H. // Mar 2, 2012 at 7:09 am
What kind of vessel is this?
2 Tim Flanagan // Mar 2, 2012 at 10:58 am
Must not be too large…It doesn’t carry AIS.
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/
Assuming it has some kind of tug escort, maybe the tug is Henry Brusco: Which seems to be milling around in Lake Union.
3 Chris H // Mar 2, 2012 at 11:22 am
Coast Guard
4 Tim Flanagan // Mar 2, 2012 at 11:37 am
That might explain it. They can go silent on AIS when they want to. Which is most of the time!
5 GrggNrrd // Mar 2, 2012 at 11:43 am
LLLame. Coast Guard boat. I wanted to see the Nimitz come through.
6 Chris H // Mar 2, 2012 at 11:49 am
Isnt it odd that they use/need tugs? One would think that they had good maneuverability.
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