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Metro Weekend Update - Construction reroutes; UW football and Kraken games; and more;

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It’s always a great day to ride Metro and remember to "Tap for Transit"! Fares fund transit and add more service on popular routes.

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Weekend Service Impacts

* *Routes 7, 106, and ST 554* will have stop #8590 at Rainier Avenue S & S Charles Street (Southbound) relocated all day Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17;
* *Route 48* will be rerouted off 11th Avenue NE all day on Saturday, November 16;
* *Routes 226, 240, 241, and 249 *will have stop #85630 Bellevue Transit Center - Bay 1 (Southbound) closed from Saturday, November 16 at 5 a.m. to Sunday, November 17 at 6 p.m.;
* *Routes 239 and 250* will be rerouted off of NE 85th Street between 6th Street and 120th Avenue NE from Friday, November 15 at 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Monday, November 18;
* *Routes 255 and ST 542* will have stop #25755 Montlake Boulevard NE & NE Pacific Place - Bay 4 (Northbound) closed Friday, November 15 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. due to Husky football game, plus game day traffic revisions;

Full information available on our Service Advisories page [ https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/metro/rider-tools/service-advisories ]. 

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 *UW Huskies* play at 6 p.m. on Friday, at Husky Stadium [ https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/metro/rider-tools/local-sports#toc-UW-Husky-football ];
* Husky Park & Ride Shuttle information [ https://kingcountymetro.blog/2024/08/27/transit-is-your-connection-to-the-new-era-of-husky-football/ ];

* The *Kraken* will play Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Climate Pledge Arena [ https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/metro/rider-tools/local-sports#toc-Climate-Pledge-Arena ];

* *Water Taxi [ https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/metro/travel-options/water-taxi ]* will continue a year-round midday sailing schedule; 
* The fall and winter sailing schedule began on October 12th*.* Find the sailing schedule on the Water Taxi's Captain's Blog [ https://kingcountywatertaxiblog.com/2024/10/02/midday-sailings-on-west-seattle-and-vashon-water-taxi-continue-through-winter/ ];

* *Seattle Center Monorail [ https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.seattlemonorail.com%2Fevents-and-news%2F2022-climate-pledge-arena-events%2F&data=05%7C02%7CJoni.Torrey%40kingcounty.gov%7C61d15850f8bc4912e7f808dc13ddb1d1%7Cbae5059a76f049d7999672dfe95d69c7%7C0%7C0%7C638407090103675209%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7lkA4qVj6FpcsLy2bYPzghoz1BE0MoZCbAn%2FGEGjGDQ%3D&reserved=0 ] *will operate normal hours on Friday and Saturday and until 10 p.m. on Sunday. The Monorail will depart approximately every 10 minutes;
* Riders can use Text for Departures [ https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/metro/rider-tools/mobile-and-web-apps/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 [ https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/metro/rider-tools/service-advisories/transit-alerts-signup ] about King County Metro service. Alerts can be tailored to your favorite route(s).

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*Metro News*

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Off-duty King County Metro bus driver honored for heroism [ #hero ]


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Seattle voters approve transportation levy [ #levy ]

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Off-duty King County Metro bus driver honored for heroism
screenshot of youtube video with bus driver [ https://youtu.be/Zbd50AmgI2U ]

When one King County Metro driver’s heart attack sent a bus down an embankment, an off-duty colleague intervened to save the driver and the passengers.

Read more about what happened on the Metro Matters blog [ https://kingcountymetro.blog/2024/11/14/off-duty-king-county-metro-bus-driver-honored-for-heroism/ ].

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Seattle voters approve transportation levy
Photo in downtown Seattle with long exposure so there are streaks of cars driving by. Route 7 and the street car are in frame

The Seattle Transportation Levy passed with roughly 66% support. The levy will provide approximately $170 million annually over eight years to fund transportation projects and programs.

With this revenue, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will maintain and modernize the city’s aging infrastructure by building sidewalks, paving streets, repairing bridges and improving connections to transit for a safe, reliable and connected Seattle.

*Key investments include:*


* Accelerating new sidewalk construction and making thousands of repairs
* Improving safety for the city’s most vulnerable travelers
* Prioritizing paving, street maintenance, and modernization
* Extending the lifespan of Seattle’s aging bridges
* Creating jobs across the region

For more information you can find this cross posted on the SDOT Blog [ https://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2024/11/08/seattle-voters-approve-transportation-levy-to-maintain-and-modernize-city-streets-with-paving-bridge-repairs-sidewalk-construction-and-connections-to-light-rail/ ].

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Long banner 'I Have Drive' image with text "Dedicated / Confident / Proud" and I link to apply now. and three Metro employees posed for photos

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








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