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What's Open, Closed for Fourth of July in Shoreline, Lake Forest Park

Here's your guide to the holiday on Thursday. Some offices are also closed Friday.

The Fourth of July is Thursday and observed as a federal holiday. Some area offices and agencies are also closed on Friday, July 5. Here's what you need to know to get around during the week.

If you are traveling, check out the Washington State Department of Transportation web pages to plan your route. (Here’s a link to the state’s mobile site.) Be sure to check for traffic, weather and construction updates along Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass, U.S. 2 at Stevens Pass, Interstate 5 near the U.S./Canadian border and I-5 between Olympia and Tacoma. (If you’re traveling early this week, check the I-90 rock-blasting closure schedule.)

Here is a list of what’s open and what's closed:

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Shoreline City Hall will be closed Thursday.

Shoreline School District is on summer vacation. District offices and the Shoreline Children’s Center are closed Thursday and Friday.

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Spartan Recreation Center and Shoreline Pool will be closed Thursday.

Lake Forest Park City Hall will be closed Thursday.

King County government: Closed Thursday.

U.S. Postal Service: Closed Thursday.

King County Library System is closed Thursday.

King County Metro transit: Buses will operate on a Sunday schedule on Thursday.

Sound Transit: Express Bus, Tacoma Link and Central Link are on a Sunday schedule on Thursday. There is no Sounder Train service Thursday. 

State of Washington: Closed Thursday.

Washington State Ferries: A holiday schedule is in effect on Thursday for the Point Defiance/Tahlequah, Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth, and Seattle/Bainbridge Island routes. The state advises travelers to plan for heavy traffic around the holiday.

Federal government: Closed Thursday.

Banks: Many, if not most, will be closed Thursday. Check your local branch.

Garbage and Recycling: Cleanscapes pickup is on a regular schedule in Shoreline.

 


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