Puget Sound Transportation Projects

From WSDOT: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/10/SR99ReopensForMonday.htm The Alaskan Way Viaduct has reopened for traffic. Note however that there will be speed and lane reductions. Ben

From The Seattle Times: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2016626618_infrastructure30.html As local and national budgets are cut, states are turning to private companies to maintain and upgrade infrastructure. This of course means that the companies will toll these routes and bridges. While an innovative idea to fund critical upgrades, companies answer to the stockholders. Nothing stops them from raising or [...]

From WSDOT: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/10/EBNVgroundbreaking.htm Work is beginning on the Eastbound Nalley Valley Viaduct. The Westbound viaduct was completed last Spring and has already dramatically improved traffic. Let’s hope this side finally solves all the problems at this interchange. Ben

From Sound Transit: http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/News-releases/Bellevue-tunnel-partnership-1027.xml  Sound Transit has approved splitting the cost with Bellevue to run East Link in a tunnel downtown. This is the right decision. Having rail, or any kind of high capacity transit, at grade in the core of a city is a bad idea. The addition of at-grade crossings only reduces the [...]

From WSDOT: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/10/26_SR99TrafficGridlock.htm The upper deck of the South end of the viaduct has been removed. Demolition on the lower deck continues. Congestion however is increasing. Just a few more days everyone… Ben

From WSDOT: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/10/25_CrewsMakeProgressOn99Demo.htm Work continues to progress on the Alaskan Way Viaduct. The commute, while growing more congested, hasn’t reached the levels feared as of yet. Ben

From KING5: http://www.king5.com/news/cities/bellevue/bellevue-light-rail-eminent-domain-132510128.html The Bellevue City Council in making plans for the Light Rail expansion have suggested that Sound Transit take homes along 112th instead of just taking parts of yards. While there is some logic behind this decision, the most expedient method that supports the necessary system and makes everyone happy is the best [...]

From WSDOT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/10/24_9DayClosureFirstCommute.htm The first day’s commute with the Alaskan Way Viaduct shut down went fairly well. The West Seattle Water Taxi was at full capacity and some extra volumes were seen on I-5, but otherwise things went very well. The viaduct itself is coming down rapidly. Almost all of the upper deck of the [...]

From KOMO-TV: http://www.komonews.com/traffic/viaduct-guide More information and tools for viaduct users. Ben

http://www.king5.com/news/viaduct KING-TV provides us news and information about the imminent Alaskan Way Viaduct closure. Ben