3 Proposals For Replacing Seattle's Viaduct
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 ...
- Login or register to post comments
- Email this page
Related News Stories
Are Automated Public Toilets A Fiasco? - Jul 17, 2008
Eight Options on Table for Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct - Jun 30, 2008
Politicians Call on Seattle to Think Creatively About Freeway Problem - May 30, 2008
Broad Road Tolling Plan Eyed As Seattle Traffic Solution - Apr 28, 2008
Seattle Viaduct's Days Numbered Despite Lack of Replacement Plan - Jan 06, 2008
Seattle Still Hasn't Studied the Best Alternative for Alaska Way
Lots of studies about building freeways, but Seattle still has not done any serious study of the best alternative for rebuilding the Alaska Way, a surface boulevard plus policies to promote a mode shift -- the "streets plus transit" alternative advocated by community groups.
Charles Siegel