Proposal To Tear Down Obsolete Viaduct Gains Momentum

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.

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March 28, 2006, 5:00 AM PST

By bmaryman

"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."

Thanks to Brice Maryman

Read the full story: Option to tear down viaduct appears to gain some traction

Sunday, March 26, 2006 in The Seattle Times

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