Traffic & Transit
Crash Partially Closes Aurora Avenue In Seattle
The southbound lanes near North 85th Street were closed Friday just before 5 p.m.
SEATTLE, WA - Drivers headed toward downtown Seattle Friday evening along Aurora Avenue should pick an alternate route. A crash had all southbound lanes closed just before 5 p.m. near North 85th Street.
According to SDOT cameras, it appeared that a car rear-ended a King County Metro E line bus just south of 85th and Aurora.
The E line was delayed, but King County Metro said the bus line was back in service by 5:30 p.m.
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Collision on Aurora Ave N south of N 85th St blocking the right SB bus lane. Use caution. pic.twitter.com/87lQj1CrZh
— SDOT Traffic (@SDOTtraffic) January 19, 2019
UPDATE: Collision on Aurora Ave N at N 85th St is blocking all SB lanes. Use alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/JnehTc2AsH
— SDOT Traffic (@SDOTtraffic) January 19, 2019
Image via SDOT
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