S Spokane St Viaduct – Recovery.org

AdvanceNotice: S Spokane St Viaduct

$15,443,000


Project Type:	AdvanceNotice
Project Owner:	City of Seattle
Location:	Washington, United States, King (WA), Seattle (WA), Times Square (WA), 98101
Estimated Value:	$15,443,000
Estimated Jobs:	N/A - Congressional Budget Office As compared with 168 - White House Council of Economic Advisors
Category:	Construction - Roadways
Market Sector:	State/Municipal
Publication Date:	03/04/2009
Description:	FEDERAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY SPENDING. KING COUNTY PRIORITIES. Agency: Seattle. Title: S Spokane St Viaduct. Recommended ARRA Funds: $15443000.

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Here is what 39 people think:

66.7% - Worthwhile (26 Votes)

6 - Energy Efficiency
6 - Environmental
11 - Long-Term Value
3 - Short-Term Value

33.3% - Unnecessary (13 Votes)

4 - Fraud/Abuse
4 - Not Competitive
5 - Too Costly

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West Seattle Commuter

Aug-13-2009 03:22:09 PM

This is the Spokane Street Viaduct, not the Alaskan Way Viaduct. The Spokane Street Viaduct is also known as the West Seattle Freeway; it connects the West Seattle Bridge to I-5. And, it's a mess. It is narrower than modern safety standards require, has no shoulders, has a temporary Jersey barrier to prevent head-on collisions (which used to happen regularly), and is earthquake unsafe. The new, wider Spokane Street Viaduct is already under construction.

jane doe

May-28-2009 09:54:53 PM

Since they are getting all this money from the feds, they should make 99 accessible north and south when coming from I 5. Steve U - yes they have started it down below about 4 months ago.

Paul

May-21-2009 08:17:11 AM

This was a bad idea when the Gov. "decreed" it- billions to reduce the capacity of this important route to 80% of what it is today. Now the Fed Govt will add more funding (it already had funded a significant part of it). How many NEW jobs here? Is this a way to make the WA state gov. look better by reducing the out of control deficit, or stimulus?

Serg

May-20-2009 01:18:03 PM

I take it the 99 bridge didnt get funded by the Stim-funds

Steve U

May-20-2009 01:02:08 PM

Has this work already begun? Ive noticed that something is being built parallel to the viaduct.

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