Expect event-related transit disruptions for next five days
It's a hot time in King County for the next several days, as the mercury and summer events hit a high point. King County Metro Transit is cautioning customers that this could result in traffic congestion and delays for bus travel.

Skill, service & warm heart fuel success for Metro’s driver of the year
Over the years, bus riders have told Metro Transit that they are lucky to have a driver like Ineke DeBoer behind the wheel. Obviously her co-workers and managers agree, because today DeBoer was announced as the King County Metro Transit Operator of the Year for 2008.

No buses in downtown transit tunnel this weekend
The opening of Link light rail will create a few changes in bus service in and around the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (DSTT) on Saturday and Sunday. Plus, a big weekend of other special events will result in reroutes and possible delays for some Metro Transit service.

King County uses federal stimulus money for walkway project connecting White Center community
Community members and project partners gathered today in White Center to kick off construction of a new pedestrian pathway that will link the Greenbridge neighborhood to the White Center business district. It is also King County’s first capital project funded by federal economic stimulus money.

Federal stimulus grant delivers more buses for Metro
King County Metro Transit announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Daimler Buses North America to purchase a fleet of new hybrid-electric buses thanks to a $46 million federal stimulus grant awarded as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The money is part of $75 million in stimulus funding announced earlier this year.

Metro buses connect to light rail service starting Saturday; more 'links' in September
Starting this Saturday, July 18, transportation options in King County expand with the debut of Link light rail service from Tukwila to downtown Seattle. And in September, changes in Metro bus service will provide even greater options for transit customers. Sound Transit will open the first segment of the 14-mile Central Link line Saturday morning. By the end of this year, the line will extend to SeaTac Airport, and then connect to the University District in 2016.

6 things bus riders should know about July’s I-90 lane closures
In less than a week, westbound Interstate 90 across Lake Washington will be narrowed from five lanes to two while crews replace the expansion joints on the westbound floating bridge. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is warning all motorists that the traffic delays could last an hour or more and stretch from Issaquah to Seattle. The work begins Sunday, July 5 and should be completed by July 20. King County Metro Transit is alerting bus riders to several potential disruptions.

Metro opens new Redmond Park-and-Ride Garage July 6
King County Metro Transit will open its new Redmond Park-and-Ride Garage on Monday, July 6. The $10.5 million garage is the second half of a project to revitalize transit facilities in downtown Redmond.

Redmond Park-and-Ride Garage fact sheet
Facts about King County Metro Transit's Redmond Park-and-Ride Garage

County to begin repairs on 140th Place NE the week of July 6
The King County Road Services Division will replace a deteriorating culvert under 140th Place NE near Woodinville. Work is scheduled to begin the week of July 6.