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Big Dig's red ink engulfs state - pause for Seattle Viaduct rebuild?

Now, three years after the official dedication of the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel, the state is reeling under a legacy of debt left by the massive project. In all, the project will cost an additional $7 billion in interest, bringing the total to a staggering $22 billion, according to a Globe review of hundreds of pages of state documents. It will not be paid off until 2038.

Viaduct section settles another quarter inch

The five inches of settlement is still short of the six-inch amount at which the state had determined that repairs were needed, and "if it continues to follow the settlement trends in the past we should be well ahead of the 6-inch limit" by the time repairs start this fall, Coffman said. The state imposed a 10-ton vehicle weight limit on the structure and has restricted heavy trucks to the right-hand lanes in each direction to reduce stress on its cross-beams

Mass transit may end up as biggest winner after Seattle's viaduct vote

Amen!

Tunnel, Rebuild get hammered: voters choose “none of the above”

Kudos to Cary Moon for running the People's Waterfront Campaign when all of us thought she was initially in a losing fight. I'd support her for City Council or State Rep in a second. Shame on Nick Licata for being a Viaduct Vote Denier. Today on KUOW he tried to claim that the 55% No Vote was actually supportive of a rebuild. What about math don't you understand Nick? All I can say is let's be glad that the Viaduct can't make the playoffs...

Local Voters reject both viaduct options

Although Seattle voters were denied the right to vote for a surface option, the fact that they voted down both Gregoire's and Nickel's ballot measures seems to indicate they want a surface street solution.

Why a bigger viaduct? The election's nearing

Highway engineering propaganda before Seattle's viaduct vote? "It's true, a new viaduct would be a lot bigger than the old one. If an elevated structure replaces the Alaskan Way Viaduct, it would be built around and over the old viaduct, so traffic could keep flowing during 10 years of construction."

Greens agree: No new viaduct

But we disagree on the solution. sigh.

Gregoire doubts surface option for Viaduct

Never thought I'd see this in the Seattle Times: "Some see a surface alternative as the only politically viable option." ... and then "The governor said she doesn't see how it would work. Research has shown the option would cause traffic congestion downtown and on Interstate 5, she said."

Two crashes caused 10-mile backup on I-90 this morning

This is why Mayor Nickes' tunnel lite won't work ... one or two fender benders in the tunnels (and these are three lane tunnels) and you have a 10 mile backup during rush hour.

Viaduct fight: Could streets be the answer?

Cary Moon, quoted in the article, an activist for tearing down the Viaduct has been largely shut out of the media spotlight by the Times thus far. She's be an advocating a third option for two years...but has been largely ignored. How come? And how come now the media doesn't raise the question of why this third ideas has been ignored?

Defiant Nickels promises to campaign hard for a tunnel

Mayor Nickels has lost it. "Tear down this wall"? So you can dig a developer-giveaway tunnel? Might as well bury the new Sonics stadium in the tunnel too. Meanwhile, the Mayor of LA announces he's taking the city wireless ... now that's vision.

Viaduct surface option eyed: The Seattle Times

Common sense begins to prevail: Chopp's comments came after King County Executive Ron Sims said Wednesday that he opposes both a tunnel and another elevated highway. Sims proposes improving surface streets and beefing up public transit. Details weren't available Wednesday.

What to do about the Viaduct and the Seattle Art Museum's Sculpture Park?

The Seattle Times published some beautiful interactives of the new park. It seems to me that tearing down the Viaduct and building surface streets and parks would do wonders to link this out of the way art installation back into the downtown core.

Seattle Mayor firm: No new viaduct

Sounds like we're going to have a fight that ends up in nothing happening before an earthquake knocks it down. But at least we'll end up with an open waterfront - that's my preference anyway.

Nickels presents vision for waterfront

Ooh, aah, pretty ... expensive. How about housing the homeless Greg?