After earthquake damage exposed structural weaknesses in Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct, state and city leaders faced a difficult decision about its replacement. Early proposals ranged from rebuilding ...
SEATTLE — Seattle marked the end of 15 years of construction Saturday with the opening of Waterfront Park on Elliott Bay, a 20-acre, 17-block public space built where the Alaskan Way Viaduct once ...
<p>Jon Scholes, President and CEO of the Seattle Downtown Associatio, talks about the Alaskan Way viaduct closure and steps commuters can take to lessen the high levels of traffic.</p> ...
WSDOT produced a video detailing the demolition of Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct, beginning with phase one of taking the viaduct down, and closing with the project’s wrap up. After beginning ...
A tanker truck crash on the Alaskan Way Viaduct spilled thousands of gallons of gasoline and set off a massive fire in downtown Seattle 50 years ago today, according to historylink.org. In the early ...