Construction work will resume on Seattle's streets and sidewalks Tuesday following a month-long pause designed to ease traffic during the FIFA World Cup, according to city officials.

Tuesday morning traffic came to a crawl in downtown Seattle as a motorcycle crash near the exit of the SR-99 tunnel blocked the roadway.

We are tracking crowds, weather, traffic, and kickoff times as Seattle is tasked with absorbing hundreds of thousands of fans on Friday for multiple large-scale events, including the highly-anticipated USA vs AUS FIFA World Cup match.

Business owners and community advocates in Seattle’s CID have seen a sharp drop in sales during the World Cup, and they say persistent public safety issues are keeping international soccer fans away.