In observance of the Fourth of July holiday, the West Seattle route of the King County Water Taxi will operate on a Sunday schedule on Wednesday, July 4. There will be no service on the Vashon Island route that day. From all of us here at King County Water Taxi, we wish everyone a safe…
Heads up to riders headed to downtown Seattle to celebrate Memorial Day. On Monday, May 28, the West Seattle route of the King County Water Taxi will operate on a Sunday schedule, as will DART shuttle routes 773 and 775. The Vashon Island route will not be in service on Monday. King County Water Taxi…
Metro’s free DART 775 Water Taxi shuttle will be rerouted on Sunday, May 20, during the annual Alki Beach 5K Walk & Run. Between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., customers should plan to use the alternate stops: Westbound to Alki Westbound on SW Admiral Way at 61st Ave. SW Northbound on Beach Drive SW at…
When we last checked in on construction, crews were working to cap the 29 piles that will support our new passenger-only ferry facility on the south end of Colman Dock. Last week, we hit a milestone when workers poured the last three pile caps, filling a portable hopper with concrete from a truck and then…
Just in time for spring sports, blue skies and sunny days – it’s the King County Water Taxi’s 2018 spring/summer sailing schedule! The new schedule begins Thursday, March 29, which means sailings will go to seven days a week from Pier 52 downtown to West Seattle. Sports fans can enjoy congestion-free travel to both the…
(The following is a joint news release from King County Water Taxi and Kitsap Transit) Starting on Monday, March 19, King County’s Spirit of Kingston will provide passenger-only ferry service between Bremerton and Seattle while Kitsap Transit’s Rich Passage 1 is in dry dock for repair work. RP1 is expected to return to service on…
The marine fish window is closing, but work on our future facility – as well as the larger Colman Dock renovation – will continue above the water line throughout this year. In fall and winter, migrating salmon are less likely to be present in Puget Sound, so construction crews can install piles and do other…
Fun fact: Six U.S. presidents have served in uniform for the Navy or Naval Reserve. The first was John F. Kennedy (Lieutenant, Navy). The most recent was George H.W. Bush (Lieutenant-Junior Grade, Naval Reserve). This Presidents Day, we here at the King County Water Taxi thank our nation’s commanders in chief who protected our country…
To anyone planning to replenish an ORCA card or budgeting for regular trips on the Water Taxi next month – take note. One-way fares will increase for the King County Water Taxi on March 1, 2018. Adult fares will increase by 50 cents per trip for both West Seattle and Vashon Island. Riders using ORCA…
First we drove piles into the bottom of Puget Sound. Now, we’re preparing to cap them. Crews are working to connect the piles to the future weather-protected structure of our new passenger-only ferry facility. They do that by forming “pile plugs” — rebar cages filled with concrete — that will secure and connect the piles…
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