3 Proposals For Replacing Seattle's Viaduct
12 August 2006 - 9:00am
Washington State Dept. of transportation offers 3 proposals for replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
"While the state has decided how it would build a tunnel to replace the viaduct, the shape of a possible new elevated structure is very much is flux.
So much so that the state Department of Transportation (DOT) on Tuesday presented three new ideas to the Seattle City Council, which is on record supporting the tunnel."
These are the ideas presented to the City Council:
1) A new viaduct built similar to the West Seattle Bridge ...
2) A cable-stay bridge ...
3) A side-by-side roadway with a park on top ...
Source:
The Seattle Times, August 9, 2006
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