http://blog.pugetsoundtransportation.com My thoughts on transportation in the Puget Sound area and transportation issues in general. Thu, 15 May 2008 17:58:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Been a busy couple months. Posts coming shortly on the following topics:  Port of Seattle buys Woodinville Subdivision New Sound Transit plans Cancellation of Bus Service to Special Events SR 167 HOT Lanes My trips to Germany and London For now, Sound Transit has more plans and another survey on their site: http://future.soundtransit.org/  Ben http://blog.pugetsoundtransportation.com/2008/05/15/my-apologies-for-the-delay/ 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://blog.pugetsoundtransportation.com/2008/04/18/sr-167-hot-lanes-to-open-saturday-april-26th/ Sorry there have been no posts lately. I was out of town again in London this time. Photos and a description of the UK's motorway system to follow. Ben http://blog.pugetsoundtransportation.com/2008/04/18/been-out-of-town/ 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 ... http://blog.pugetsoundtransportation.com/2008/03/24/police-chase-and-accident-on-i-405/ http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/275624.html More on the possible reopening of the Murray Morgan Bridge. Ben http://blog.pugetsoundtransportation.com/2008/03/23/more-on-the-murray-morgan-bridge/ 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 ... http://blog.pugetsoundtransportation.com/2008/03/11/multiple-incidents/ http://www.soundtransit.org/x7425.xml Tunnel Boring Machine breaks through Beacon Hill. This finishes the drilling portion of the Link tunnel. Ben http://blog.pugetsoundtransportation.com/2008/03/08/breakthrough/ 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 ... http://blog.pugetsoundtransportation.com/2008/02/28/murray-morgan-bridge-is-salavageable/ http://future.soundtransit.org/default.aspx Now until 3/9. Ben http://blog.pugetsoundtransportation.com/2008/02/21/sound-transit-system-expansion-survey/ 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 ... http://blog.pugetsoundtransportation.com/2008/02/08/murray-morgan-bridge-may-come-back/