SEATTLE — With the closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct Friday, the commute will be interrupted for thousands of people for two weeks.
Reporter Jeff Dubois is timing out the drive into downtown Seattle this morning, so he can compare the drive time at the same time next week. Watch on air through 7 a.m. and online through 8 a.m. http://kiro.tv/LiveNews
KIRO 7 reporter Jeff Dubois went looking for people in West Seattle who will be making some changes to their commute, but a lot of people are taking a “wait and see” approach.
KIRO 7 News will be sharing tips throughout the week to prepare you for the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Find everything you need to know here.
Some are considering taking the bus. Others are considering driving south or east, then up to downtown Seattle in order to avoid the SODO area as much as they can. And many are expected to try the King County Water Taxi.
King County Metro, which runs the passenger ferry service, is adding a few hundred parking spaces on the West Seattle side to accommodate the extra passengers.
One commuter who won’t be trying the water taxi is Emily Schiller.
She works downtown, but three miles from where the water taxi lets passengers off.
“I've thought a lot about (what I’m going to do), and I have no idea. There's just not a good alternative,” said Schiller.
A lot of people Dubois talked to said they are waiting to see how things go on Friday and next Monday before making a plan.