Peterson climbs aboard WSDOT with two megaprojects already in progress that threaten not simply Hammond’s reputation as on on-time, on-budget steward, but the state’s fiscal health. The Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement project and SR 520 Bridge Replacement project amount to more than $7.2 billion in the latest iteration of their ever-changing budgets. Continue reading New WSDOT Chief Boards Runaway Trains of Viaduct & 520 Projects
Having crossed this bridge rather trepidatiously as a child, we’re glad to see it reach this fall still in working … Continue reading Glimpses: “A bridge suspended”
Even though the title gives it away, this shot from +Russ would fit well into a “Name the Seattle” landmark … Continue reading Glimpses: “Aurora Bridge”
Up to now, walkers and cyclists had to negotiate busy boulevards and railways to reach the Sound’s edge.
But as of mid-September-ish–a temporary suspended work platform for the Thomas Street Overpass project came down last week–there will be an easy, unobstructed stroll from Third Avenue West to the Elliott Bay Trail as it passes through Myrtle Edwards Park. Continue reading Queen Anne, the Waterfront is Yours (Almost)!
We knew not of the Salmon Bone Bridge before coming across +Russ’ photo in our Flickr Pool but now look forward to seeking out its hidden charms on the Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail. Continue reading Glimpses: “Salmon Bone Bridge”
The Coalition admits that “the existing 4-lane bridge is in danger of collapse” in their brief, but argues that it’s stretching truth and necessity to call the new 520 project “6-lane” when it tops out at 12 lanes (in Montlake, as it connects with various on- and off-ramps). “For instance, just east of Montlake Boulevard,” they point out, “the project’s width is approximately 250 feet.” Continue reading Foes of SR 520 Bridge-Embiggening File Opening Brief in Federal Lawsuit
WSDOT is not normally in the habit of announcing that they have $200 million in fun money they have no use for. There exist WSDOT projects with perhaps more impact than ferrying 57,000 vehicles (per day by 2030) past Seattle’s core. For comparison, Mercer Street, which carries 80,000 vehicles per day, is getting a makeover costing $164 million, $36 million less than WSDOT’s estimating error on their $3.1-billion tunnel project. Continue reading Seattle’s Shunpikers Slice $200 Million From Tunnel Toll Estimates
