Originally published August 1, 2012 at 5:42 PM | Page modified August 2, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Blue Angels schedule for Seafair
The Blue Angels are here for this weekend's Seafair celebrations, and that means intermittent closures of Interstate 90.
ALAN BERNER / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Above: Sailors on board the USS Bunker Hill, foreground, line the ship in their dress whites while the Bunker Hill and the USS Halsey, background, enter Elliott Bay in the Seafair parade of ships Wednesday. Below: From the top of Pier 66, Seafair officials, U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard officers wave to passing participants, including a rescue demonstration by a Coast Guard helicopter.
It's Seafair Fleet Week in Seattle and the USS New Orleans, USS Halsey and USS Bunker Hill, along with one Coast Guard vessel and three Royal Canadian Navy ships, are in town. Some of the ships will be offering free tours to the public.
The Seafair hydroplane action begins Friday with qualifying races at 2:50 p.m., and heats continuing Saturday and Sunday, culminating in the Albert Lee Cup H1 Unlimited Final at 4:45 p.m. Sunday. Details: seafair.com/albertleecup.
And finally, the Blue Angels are here readying for this weekend's air show. Interstate 90 will be closed to all vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists in both directions — including the mainline and express lanes — between Interstate 5 in Seattle to Island Crest Way on Mercer Island.
Here's the schedule of closures:
Thursday: 9:45 a.m. — noon & 1:15 — 2:30 p.m. (Practice)
Friday: 12:45 p.m. — 2:40 p.m. (Practice)
Saturday: 12:45 p.m. — 2:40 p.m. (Full show)
Sunday: 12:45 p.m. — 2:40 p.m. (Full show)
I-90 ramps in those areas will close up to an hour in advance of the I-90 closures. This week's Seafair calendar: seafair.com/calendar.aspx.
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