King County Metro suspends bus service Monday evening in downtown Seattle

SEATTLE — King County Metro announces its buses would not be serving Seattle's downtown core Monday due to the imposed curfews and safety area perimeters that were established.

The area is between Denny Way and Edgar Martinez Drive South between State Route 99 and Boren Avenue.

Riders are advised to stay away from the downtown Seattle area.

Metro stated this is expected to last through the end of service Monday night, including late night routes that operate after 1 a.m.

Metro listed changes that could occur:

· Routes 7 and 49 are staying east of downtown Seattle along Broadway and Boren through the Capitol Hill and First Hill areas.

• Route 36 is turning back at South Jackson Street and will not serve Queen Anne.

• Routes heading toward downtown from the north end are turning back or rerouted at, or near, Denny Way, and will not continue into downtown Seattle. Board these routes northbound at stops north of Denny Way.

• Routes heading toward downtown from the south end are turning back or rerouted at, or near, Edgar Martinez Drive South, and will not continue into downtown Seattle. Board these routes southbound at stops south of Edgar Martinez Drive South.

• Most north/south routes that normally travel through downtown Seattle to continue as other routes, such as routes 5 and 21 or routes 24 and 124 are continuing to their usual destinations at each end, but will travel via non-stop routing that avoids the downtown core area.

• Trolley routes that normally operate between Capitol/First and Queen Anne hills are operating north and east of the downtown Seattle core area, respectively, but are not traveling through downtown.

• Routes 40, 70 and the RapidRide D Line will serve their stops on Sixth Avenue South, but will not serve downtown Seattle south of Denny Way.

• Metro Route 41 and Sound Transit Express Route 522 are not traveling south of Northgate Transit Center or the University District, respectively; riders who need to go south from there can transfer to Route 40 or another service, depending on their destination.

• Eastside I-90 routes are terminating at Mercer Island and not continuing to downtown Seattle.

• Eastside SR 520 routes are terminating at the South Kirkland P&R, except for Metro Route 255 and ST Route 545 that are continuing to the University District.

• The City of Seattle First Hill Streetcar Line has ended operation for the day.

• Link light rail is operating, but with Westlake Station closed and potential changing conditions;, riders should check Sound Transit Link alerts.

• The Seattle Streetcar First Hill Line has ended operation for the day.

• In downtown Bellevue, buses are not operating within the perimeter of 100th Avenue Northeast to the west, Northeast 12th Street to the north, I-405 to the east and Main Street to the south.

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