http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/396955.html
For those not in the area, this would create some problems. This bridge takes you from the tideflats directly into the heart of downtown. While there are other ways off of the tideflats, none are as fast or conveinent. Yes, the amount of (now pedestrian only) traffic isn’t much, but it is the only access […]
http://www.komonews.com/news/19564829.html
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/I5/HOVSR526toUS2/
Ben
http://www.historictacoma.net/
Presentation Tuesday, May 27th at 11 am on the bridge.
Ben
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/SR167/HOTLanes/Default.htm
It will be interesting to see if this project helps congestion any. If it does, perhaps these can be added to the I-405 corridor where they would make a MAJOR difference.
Ben
http://www.kirotv.com/news/15691015/detail.html
So, a driver was riding solo in the carpool lane on North I-405 early this AM. This is not advisable, either here, on that freeway or at that time of day. WSP does *not* screw around with carpool violators.
They attempt to pull her over. She runs. Well I-405 between Renton and Bellevue is the narrowest […]
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/275624.html
More on the possible reopening of the Murray Morgan Bridge.
Ben
First, an intoxicated woman let her 14 year old daughter, also intoxicated, drive. She rolled their minivan near the summit of Tiger Mountain on Highway 18:
http://www.kirotv.com/news/15563481/detail.html
Secondly, there was a MAJOR pileup on Northbound I-5 in Tacoma near 56th street this AM:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/front/topphoto/story/306234.html
Did I mention it has been raining heavy off and on? My commute this AM […]
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/295433.html
“A preliminary report from David Evans and Associates concludes that the bridge can be rehabilitated for approximately $80 million. That’s far less than the $135 million estimate for replacing the bridge, and not far from a 2004 estimate of $80 million for rehabilitation.”
“The new consultant’s report is good news, because city officials had feared that […]
http://future.soundtransit.org/default.aspx
Now until 3/9.
Ben
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/275624.html
From the article:
“A hearing is scheduled today in the state House Committee on Transportation on a bill that would allow Tacoma to tap into sales tax revenue to raise money for fixing the bridge. The bill introduced last month by state Rep. Dennis Flannigan, D-Tacoma, would allow the City of Tacoma to create a transportation […]