Last week our new Passenger Only Ferry (POF) shelter took another step toward becoming a shelter – contractors began installing the timber roof decking. In addition to providing support to the metal roof above it, this material will function as the shelter’s ceiling. It’s being assembled using the old school “tongue and groove” method, which limits…
Are you among the 100K people planning to attend Feb. 2’s SR 99 tunnel grand opening festivities? King County Metro’s West Seattle Water Taxi will operate on a special event schedule to help folks coming from West Seattle and surrounding areas get to the action. Additionally, free parking for approximately 250 cars will be offered…
Ahoy! The “Seattle Squeeze” begins tightening its grip with the viaduct closure, and the King County Water Taxi crews have been hard at work preparing to keep people moving. Last month, we shared how we’re expanding our schedule during the closure here. Since then, our media friends have been helping us remind the public. Bottom…
We need your help, Water Taxi riders. To address bicycle capacity issues, King County is evaluating how to best address bicycle overflow and management aboard its Water Taxi vessels. To help create the best policy or service changes, we would like to hear from all Water Taxi riders. Please take a few minutes to complete…
Attention West Seattle residents: Now is the time to prepare and plan your commute for when State Route 99 closes for three weeks next month. Thanks to the King County Water Taxi, you’ll have a quick, congestion-free option to reach downtown Seattle during SR 99’s realignment and beyond in 2019. Starting Monday, Jan. 14 until…
Move over, waves and swells. You’re not the only thing that’s been seen rising above sea level along the Seattle waterfront in recent weeks. This month, crews completed construction of the structural framing of our Passenger Only Ferry (POF) facility – marking the first time construction on our future home has gone vertical! Before that,…
King County Water Taxi riders could soon begin hearing – and even smelling – the construction taking place at Colman Dock. Beginning Monday, Nov. 26, the entire north half of Washington State Department of Transportation’s Seattle ferry terminal will be under construction. Crews will begin pulling out the old creosote timber piles that support the north trestle and…
The air is crisp, the leaves are changing colors and the days are getting shorter – all signs that the King County Water Taxi is approaching the start of its winter sailing schedule on the West Seattle route! The schedule starts Monday, Oct. 29 and ends March 28, 2019. The winter sailing schedule means vessels…
Attention King County Water Taxi riders: You’re going to want to be extra careful when leaving or approaching our location along the Seattle waterfront. Beginning Monday, Oct. 15, the Washington State Department of Transportation will shift Alaskan Way from under the Alaskan Way Viaduct west, toward the waterfront. That means there will be two lanes…
Fifteen minutes. That’s the amount of time that had elapsed from the moment the crew working King County Water Taxi’s West Seattle route on Aug. 30 spotted a man overboard in Elliott Bay to the time medics were giving him a clean bill of health. During those 15 minutes, the three-person crew – relying on…
