07/31/2014
The 2014 Seafair festivities are here! But that also means for I-90 closures and traffic. Be sure to schedule your commutes around these times:
"Interstate 90 will be closed to all vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists, eastbound and westbound, mainline and express lanes, between Interstate 5 in Seattle to Island Crest Way on Mercer Island:
Thursday, July 31: 9:45 a.m. - noon; 1:15 - 2:40 p.m. (Practice)
Friday, Aug. 1: 12:15 p.m. - 2:40 p.m., (Practice)
Saturday, Aug. 2: 12:15 p.m. - 2:40 p.m., (Full show)
Sunday, Aug. 3: 12:15 p.m. - 2:40 p.m., (Full show)"
The annual Seafair festival begins when the pirates land the first week of July and ends with the Blue Angels flying over Lake Washington in a spectacular display of aeronautics. The Washington State Department of Transportation's (WSDOT) role is to make sure drivers and pilots are safe during the a…