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Welcome to our Transportation Update, where you'll find the latest on road work and other lane/road closures affecting access to Seattle Center. This page is updated weekly.
Please note that 1st Ave N Garage is now closed. Mercer Street Garage, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues North, and 5th Ave N Garage, between Republican and Harrison streets, remain open for public use. Arena construction will start soon. For more information on this transformational project, visit: New Arena at Seattle Center.
To avoid traffic slowdowns, consider all transportation options as you route your way to and from Seattle Center. Several Metro bus routes serve the Center, and Seattle Center Monorail provides a speedy connection between Seattle Center and the Sound Transit/Metro Station at Westlake, and with the new Harrison St connection to South lake Union, Seattle Streetcar is also a walkable option. To learn more about traffic and road work in Seattle, visit: Seattle Traffic.
The SR-99 Tunnel is now open. Downtown entrances/exits at Seneca St and Western Ave no longer exist. Drivers enter the tunnel southbound from 6th Ave N (just north of Harrison St) and exit northbound SR-99 at Republican St. Harrison St is open across Aurora Ave N connecting Seattle Center and South Lake Union.
Colman Dock is open, and the passenger-only ferry facility has been temporarily relocated to its north side. Pickup/ drop-off access remains in front of the terminal building. All drive-on customers arrive from S Jackson St. The west side trail is closed between Lenora and Pike streets until Memorial Day. Road restoration work on Alaskan Way near Pike St has been completed. Four lanes of Alaskan Way, the Pike St crosswalk and the Pike Place Market Garage driveway are now open.
John ST will be closed between Dexter and 7th Avenues North.
Westbound Roy St will be closed from Dexter Ave N to Aurora Ave N.
One lane only in both directions will be open over the SR-99 Aurora Bridge. The closure will repeat Aug. 9-12, 16-19 and 23-26.
Denny Way will be reduced to one lane in each direction between Yale and Minor avenues.
The S Royal Brougham Way on-ramp to northbound SR-99 will be closed.
The two left lanes of northbound I-5 will be closed between Olive Way and SR-520.
Mercer ST on-ramp to northbound I-5 will be closed.
The two right lanes of northbound I-5 will be closed between the Ship Canal Bridge and NE Ravenna Blvd. The closure will be repeated July 22-25.
The northbound direction of the SR-99 Tunnel will be closed for monthly maintenance.
The northbound I-5 off-ramp to Seneca St will be closed.
The two right lanes of northbound I-5 will be closed between Olive Way and SR-520. The Olive Way on-ramp to I-5 will also be closed.
One lane only in both directions will be open over the SR-99 Aurora Bridge. The closure will repeat 16 - 19 and 23 - 26.
