Shorter hours for downtown transit tunnel next week

The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel will close early Monday through Friday, from July 6-10.

On each of those nights, the tunnel will close at 7 p.m. for practice drills and testing leading up to the July 18 start of Link light-rail service in the tunnel. The tunnel will also be closed to bus service the weekend of July 18 and 19.

During some of the drills, people may notice Fire Department and other emergency vehicles parked outside tunnel entrances.

When the downtown transit tunnel is closed, bus routes that typically use the tunnel will stop on downtown surface streets. More information is available online.