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Proposal To Tear Down Obsolete Viaduct Gains Momentum

Posted by: bmaryman
Thanks to: Brice Maryman
28 March 2006 - 5:00am

While options for what to do with Seattle's obsolete waterfront Alaskan Way Viaduct may seem limited, another plan has been thrown into the mix.

"Amid all the debate about whether the Alaskan Way Viaduct should be replaced with a tunnel or another bridge, a third proposal is quietly gathering steam: Tear it down.

First floated two years ago by the People's Waterfront Coalition, the notion that the city could survive without a viaduct has been dismissed by the state Department of Transportation and the city."

Full Story: Option to tear down viaduct appears to gain some traction
Source: The Seattle Times, March 26, 2006
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