Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement - Latest Bored Tunnel Briefings & Media
Cascadia Center
A recommendation from Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and King County Executive Ron Sims on how to best replace the seismicallly vulnerable Alaskan Way Viaduct along Seattle's downtown waterfront on State Route 99 is due in January. A deep-bored inland bypass tunnel is part of the optimal solution. Here are some key recent documents and media.
"A Bored Tunnel Would Keep West Seattle Moving," Vlad Oustimovitch, West Seattle Herald, 1/5/09
Bored Tunnel Technology Helps Option Advance, KUOW-FM, 1/5/09
"If You Convene Citizens, Listen To Them," Sally Bagshaw, Crosscut, 1/2/09
"Alaskan Way Viaduct: Recurring Dream," Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial, 12/31/08
"Viaduct Decision Delayed, Tunnel Option Back In Play," Seattle Times, 12/31/08
"Another Delay For Alaskan Way Viaduct Decision," Bryan Johnson, KOMO 4 TV, 12/31/08
"Alaskan Way Viaduct: Why Close Off The Tunnel Option?" Seattle Times editorial, 12/30/08
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Arup Bored Tunnel Presentation To WSDOT, PSRC, 12/16/08
WSDOT Bored Tunnel Briefing, 12/16/08
"Connelly: What's Needed Is A Third Option For The Viaduct," Cascadia Prospectus, 12/16/09
Final Meeting Notes, Viaduct Stakeholders Advisory Committee, 12/18/08
"Viaduct Group Wants Tunnel Option On Table," Seattle Times, 12/19/08
Bruce Agnew, Tim Ceis - On Deep Bored Tunnel Option, Dori Monson Show, KIRO-AM 710, 12/19/08
BACKGROUND: "Lifecycle Engineering - Thinking Beyond Construction For Critical Infrastructure," John Reilly, P.E., C.P. Eng.
Feasibility Study's Eastside Rail Dollar Projections Too High
Cascadia Center Praises Puget Sound Regional Council and Sound Transit Effort, Rebuts Implementation Costs
Cascadia Center
SEATTLE, WASH. (Nov. 19, 2008) - When the Puget Sound Regional Council and Sound Transit present their draft feasibility findings for commuter rail cost and ridership estimates this morning in Seattle, they might have some persuading to do. The Cascadia Center of Discovery Institute, which has analyzed the Eastside’s BNSF corridor extensively, says the cost estimates in the draft Phase II Feasibility Report are much higher than necessary to make the corridor operational. See Cascadia's full release and interurban commuter rail comparison chart.
