West Seattle Bridge to reopen in the next few months

• Since then, getting to West Seattle has been a headache, with drivers forced to take long detours and nearby neighborhoods absorbing the extra traffic.

The latest: Ethan Bergerson, a spokesperson for Seattle's transportation department, told Axios this week that the city still plans to open the bridge sometime in mid-2022.

• The city plans to announce the bridge's opening a month in advance, but isn't committing to an exact date yet.

What's happening: Crews just finished pouring the concrete blocks that will anchor 46 miles of steel cables that will help reinforce the bridge.

• Workers still need to tighten the steel cables and complete other work, such as stress testing, to make sure the bridge is safe.

The bottom line: If all goes according to plan, the patched up West Seattle bridge should open within the next few months.