Seattle's Little Dig

Washington State Department of Transportation

The south portion of the viaduct, looking north.

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A Viaduct Option Is Buried
The state says there's no money for less capacity on a surface roadway.

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Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Project
State Department of Transportation.

Seattle Central Waterfront Plan
City Department of Planning and Development.

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Seattle City Council President Nick Licata thinks it's vital to replace the viaduct's capacity, although he prefers a viaduct rebuild to a tunnel. "There is no option anywhere for mass transit," he says. While he acknowledges that the region will reach a point of congestion where mass transit is the only solution, he believes that replacing the viaduct's capacity can give us the time we need to develop such a plan. "It took eight years to finally reject the monorail," he says. "It will take time."

The tunnel plan. For a better look at all the proposals, go to www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/Viaduct.

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