Traffic alerts for the weekend: Busy days ahead

From Mike Allende, WSDOT

Football and futbol and Oprah, oh my! We’ve got a busy few days in front of us, and if you’re headed to any of the events, or just passing through Seattle, you’ll want to play for heavy traffic and consider using transit or carpooling.

 

Oprah is in Seattle! No word on if she’s giving away her favorite things (fingers crossed!) but regardless, a large crowd of sure-to-be-screaming fans will converge on KeyArena for “Oprah’s The Life You Want Weekend” at 7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday.

 

The Huskies will try to spoil Jim Mora’s homecoming with a win over UCLA at 4 p.m. Saturday at Husky Stadium.

 

My Uncle Steve is a big New York Giants fan, but sorry to say, those Seahawks will add to the Giants’ woes when the teams meet at 1:25 p.m. Sunday at CenturyLink Field. 

A huge crowd will flood CenturyLink Field at 7:30 p.m. Monday as the Sounders take on FC Dallas in the second leg of their Western Conference semifinal. While it will be fun watching Clint, Oba and the gang fill up the net against those Texans, the afternoon commute could be rough so consider adjusting your schedule if you can. 

Questions, comments, suggestions, favorite vacation spot (I loved Puerto Vallarta)? Send them to Mike Allende at allendm@wsdot.wa.gov.