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News Release Mayor asks Governor for formal review of surface/tunnel hybrid
- 01/22/07
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News Release Statement by Mayor Nickels and City Councilmember Drago on Olympia’s Viaduct announcement
- 01/18/07
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News
Release Mayor and Council Members respond to Gov. Gregoire's
decision to put the fate of the waterfront in the hands of Seattle
voters
- 12/15/06
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See the Tunnel Simulation! This is a simulation of how the Alaskan Way Tunnel will fit into Seattle ’s landscape. In a 3-minute clip, follow State Route 99 past the stadiums, into the tunnel, and out again. Although the designs for the waterfront are not finalized, you can also get an idea of how it will look without the viaduct.  |
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Murray backs tunnel to replace viaduct
- Seattle Times
09/8/2006
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Visualize a tunnel in place of the viaduct ...
- Seattle P.I.
09/7/2006
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News Release Mayor Nickels' Statement on findings of Governor's Expert Review Panel
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08/31/2006
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Tunnel is well worth extra money, study says
- Seattle P.I.
08/17/2006
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Seattle tunnel could generate $2.7B in benefits, study says
- Puget Sound Business Journal
08/16/2006
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Viaduct retrofit 'doesn't cut it'
- West Seattle Herald 08/11/2006
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News
Release Mayor Unveils “Gribble-cam” for Inspecting Seawall - 08/16/2006
Watch a video of the Gribble-cam in action 
Realplayer required
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Supplemental Draft EIS for Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Project
The Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Project Team has released three possible construction plans and ideas to keep people moving during construction. Review these documents or find out dates and times for public comment hearings.
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News
Release City Unveils Vision for Seattle Waterfront -
07/26/2006
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View a summary of the Central Waterfront Plan - Acrobat PDF
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News
Release Full Funding
Plan Presented for Alaskan Way Tunnel - 06/22/2006
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Seattle mayor makes detailed proposal for Alaskan Way Viaduct
- Seattle P.I. 06/23/2006
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Mayor outlines plan to pay for tunnel
- Seattle P.I. 06/23/2006
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Mayor finds $2.6 billion more to pay for viaduct tunnel plan
- Seattle Times 06/23/2006
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A Waterfront
for Tomorrow - 5/24/2006
The Mayor speaks to the Rotary Club of Seattle about the Viaduct
and the future of Seattle's waterfront.
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Editorial: Alaskan Way Viaduct: Retrofit won't do
- Seattle P.I. 05/04/2006
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Read
the letter from Secretary of Transportation Doug MacDonald regarding
state funding for the project |
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Seattle's Little Dig
-Seattle Weekly
- 4/19/2006 |
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View from rebuilt viaduct would be a blank wall
-Seattle Times
- 3/14/2006 |
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Nickels supports public vote on viaduct
-Seattle Times
- 3/9/2006 |
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Rebuilt version of viaduct would be 50 percent wider, drawings suggest
-Seattle Times
- 3/9/2006 |
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News
Release: Seattle to get $231 Million in federal funding for Viaduct replacement
- 7/28/2005 |
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News
Release: Congressional Delegation Unites to help Viaduct
- 5/13/2005 |
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News
Release: Transportation Package Jump Starts Viaduct Replacement
- 4/26/2005
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News
Release: Mayor Nickels Praises House Transportation Funding Bill
- 4/11/2005
News
Release: Mayor Nickels praises Senate transportation funding bill
- 4/4/2005
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The Alaskan Way Tunnel is safe for drivers (Adobe PDF 458 kb) |
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Seattle P-I: "Nothing has the potential to change the city's face so much as this month's announcement that the city and state prefer to replace the aging, quake-damaged Alaskan Way Viaduct with a $4.5 billion underground tunnel." |
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Seattle plans to replace Viaduct with $4-Billion Tunnel |
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The Tri-Cities Herald says: "The decision to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle with a tunnel may be controversial in Seattle, but over here, it sounds like pretty good news." |
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Seattle P-I: Council members endorse tunnel |
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King County Journal: "Leadership needed on big road projects" |
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A Letter of Support : Frank Murkowski, Alaska's governor calls for federal funding for replacement of Seattle's Viaduct and Seawall. (Adobe PDF 250 kb) |
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 Waterfront Poster: See and download an artist’s rendering of a waterfront without the dirt and noise of a double-decker freeway. (Adobe PDF 1.3 MB) |
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Mayor’s Message: Read the full text of the Mayor’s message to Seattle citizens about the selection of the tunnel as the preferred alternative. |
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Sunday Times Op-Ed: On Sunday December 6, the Seattle Times published an essay by Mayor Nickels. The cover story explains the Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Project process and why state, federal and local officials agree that the tunnel is the best way to replace the aging structures. |
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Tunnel is right move to replace viaduct - Seattle Times Editorial |
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Aspirations, tinted blue and waiting for dollars - Seattle Times Editorial by James Vesely |
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News Release: Read the official news release about the tunnel announcement from Monday, December 6, 2004. |
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Alaskan Way Tunnel Agreement signed by Mayor Nickels and Secretary MacDonald, WSDOT |
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"Can't do without it"
The Seattle P-I editorial board argues that we must replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct. September 23, 2004. |
Read articles from the Viaduct News Archive
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Allied Arts of Seattle asked members of the greater Seattle architectural design community to produce visions and renderings of what the Seattle Waterfront could become without the Alaskan Way Viaduct and prioritized as a place for people, not just a transportation corridor. Below are some of the highlights that illustrate the major themes from the collaborative.
View other artists renderings of what the Waterfront will look like without
the Viaduct
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