Tag: Roads
City Council President: No Tunnel Distraction
My fear would be if we wind up getting ourselves distracted, caught up in lesser priorities.[More]
Posted: December 31st, 2009 under City Issues, Public Safety, Take 21, Transportation, Viaduct.
Tags: C.R. Douglas, City Council, Roads, Viaduct
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
Test boring for tunnel underway
Drilling has begun under downtown Seattle to test the soil conditions for boring a tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct.[More]
Posted: July 16th, 2009 under City Issues, Take 21, Transportation, Viaduct.
Tags: 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
Stakeholders express concern about tunnel
During the week of June 8-12, 2009, the Washington State Department of Transportation [WSDOT] held its first round of public meetings about the proposal to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a deep-bore tunnel. The Ballard News Tribune reported that attendees were concerned about how Ballard residents would access the tunnel.[More]
Posted: June 16th, 2009 under City Issues, Take 21, Transportation, Viaduct.
Tags: Roads
Is now the best time to build the tunnel?
On the May 27, 2009 edition of City Inside Out: Council Edition, Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata, a longtime opponent of replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel, said, "I've never been a big fan of the bored tunnel but if they are going to do it-this might be the best[More]
Posted: June 4th, 2009 under Viaduct.
Tags: City Council, 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