press release:
Starting Saturday, October 1, Metro routes that currently serve 1st Avenue S in the SODO area will begin new revised routing that is expected to last for at least four years. These revisions are being implemented due to increasing traffic congestion in the 1st Av S corridor north of S Lander St.

Routes 21 Local, 22, 37 northbound only, 56 Local, 57, 85 Night Owl, 116, 118, 119 and 132 will now travel via 4th Av S between S Lander St and Edgar Martinez Dr S.

There will no longer be transit service or stops in either direction along 1st Av S north of S Lander St.

All of these routes will continue to stop northbound on 1st Av S just south of S Lander St as usual, and the southbound routes all have a new stop on 1st Av S just south of Lander as well.

Routes 21, 22, 56 and 132 will serve all posted bus stops along 4th Av S, northbound at S Lander, S Walker and S Holgate streets and S Royal Brougham Way, and southbound
at S Royal Brougham Way and at S Holgate and S Walker streets.

Route 37, which only serves SODO northbound in weekday mornings, is not affected except for the routing change to 4th Av S. It makes no stops between S Lander St and downtown Seattle.

Both southbound and the first northbound trips each night on the Route 85 Night Owl will serve the same stops as routes 21-132 above; the second northbound trip each night is unaffected and will continue to operate as it does now.

The Vashon routes 116, 118 and 119 will only stop on 4th Av S at S Royal Brougham Way in each direction between S Lander St and their normal downtown Seattle stops.

With these revisions, Metro hopes to be able to better maintain schedules and service reliability during long-term construction in the 1st Av S corridor.

Transit riders who want to access or travel from 1st Av S businesses or the stadiums have options for walking north from or south to S Lander St, or east or west along Edgar Martinez Dr S or S Royal Brougham Way, where there have been pedestrian improvements.

Metro encourages everyone to use caution when walking in the SODO, 1st Av S or any other heavy traffic or construction areas.

Travel through these areas may be temporarily further impacted by congestion and delays during nine days in late October when the Alaskan Way Viaduct is scheduled to be closed. Metro will send alerts and publish details prior to that closure.

Information for planning your transit trip is available in Metro’s online Trip Planner. Use a travel date of 10/1 or later to get an itinerary or information that reflects these revisions.

Complete information about Metro’s Fall service revisions is available on Metro Online.