Archive for 'SR 520'
What’s Your Question for City Councilmembers?
Call 206-684-8821 or email your questions now for Councilmembers Jean Godden, Bruce Harrell and Tim Burgess on this month’s edition of City Inside/Out: Council Edition. The show premieres Wednesday, February 24, 7p.m. Cable 21. Do you have questions for Seattle City Councilmembers? How does the Council want to handle the City’s 2011[More]
Posted: February 17th, 2010 under Budget, City Issues, SR 520, Take 21.
Tags: City Inside/Out
State Legislature opens
City Inside/Out host C.R. Douglas and his team have put together a multi-story package to inform you about the upcoming state legislative session.[More]
Posted: January 11th, 2010 under Budget, City Issues, Economy, Housing and Human Services, Public Safety, SR 520, Take 21, Transportation, Viaduct.
Tags: C.R. Douglas, City Council, City Inside/Out, Legislature
Replacing the 520 Bridge
The plan includes building a second drawbridge over the Montlake Cut in addition to a new six-lane span over Lake Washington. [More]
Posted: December 14th, 2009 under City Issues, SR 520, Take 21, Transportation.
Tags: C.R. Douglas, City Inside/Out, Roads
$500 million pontoons
On June 22, 2009, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) began the process of identifying a contractor to build 33 concrete pontoons for a new State Route 520 bridge. WSDOT plans to hire a contractor for the $300-$500 million project by December 31, 2009.[More]
Posted: July 16th, 2009 under City Issues, SR 520, Take 21, Transportation.
Tags: Roads
Legislature approves tolling for SR 520 bridge
In April 2009, the Washington State Legislature approved tolls on the SR 520 bridge in order to raise money for the structure's replacement. House Bill 2211 directs the Washington State Transportation Commission to set the amount of the tolls and to vary them by time of day, according to the final bill report prepared by non-partisan legislative staff.[More]
Posted: May 3rd, 2009 under SR 520, Transportation.
Tags: Roads
The cost of commuting across SR520 could add up
Commuters across the SR520 floating bridge may have to shell out $10 just to get across. That's the current toll estimate from the January 29 House Transportation Committee Hearing in Olympia. Based on the proposal, the round-trip tolls of the new Evergreen Point bridge would range from $5.66 to $8.13 in today's dollars and $6.90 to $9.90..[More]
Posted: February 1st, 2009 under SR 520, Transportation.
Tags: Roads