SEATTLE — The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has announced new changes to the King County Metro Route 8.
SDOT announced the changes to the route in their blog.
The department says it has already created an eastbound bus lane between Minor and Stewart streets.
In addition to adding Intelligent Transportation System signs on Denny Way to improve travel times, they have also consolidated bus stops and repaved the road for safety.
They hope that making improvements, particularly to the route along Denny Way, will help with longer-term solutions to not only preserve the route but also improve it.
In the blog, they also mention strategies such as creating a dedicated bus lane in Queen Anne to address the issues riders have experienced.
The change comes after many riders have called for changes to the route.
The route has a high ridership, seeing 7,000 riders daily.
It also runs through high-density neighborhoods, such as Capitol Hill, and along Denny Way in South Lake Union.
Route 8 has been plagued with late arrival times, particularly during rush hour times on weekdays.
SDOT hopes that these new changes will improve the reliability of the route.
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