Alaskan Way Viaduct

AASHTO Journal - Tue July 30, 2019

WSDOT Reclaims Land From Defunct Alaskan Way Viaduct

The January closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct in downtown Seattle — also known as State Route 99 — was another step in a long reclamation project that will eventually remove the highway and repurpose the land it occupies....

Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 09, 2019

New Tunnel Opens, Crews Demolish Alaskan Way Viaduct

Now that Seattle's long-awaited SR 99 tunnel has opened to traffic, demolition of the Alaskan Way Viaduct can begin, moving the $3.3 billion, 30-project endeavor one step closer to the projected 2021 completion....

Lisa Baumann - Associated Press - Fri January 11, 2019

Seattle Highway Shutdown Spawns Hashtags, Dread

SEATTLE (AP) -- A major thoroughfare for commuters along downtown Seattle's waterfront is set to shut down for good Friday, ushering in what officials say will be one of the most painful traffic periods in the history of the booming Pacific Northwest city....

Washington Department of Transportation - Tue August 28, 2018

Prep Work Begins on Alaskan Way for Traffic Switch This Fall

Aug. 6 marked the beginning of an important project that must be completed before the Alaskan Way Viaduct can be removed. Crews working for Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. have begun the traffic signal, striping and roadway signage work required to switch traffic on Alaskan Way from beneath the viaduct to just west of the viaduct....

WSDOT - Tue June 05, 2018

WSDOT Selects Kiewit to Tear Down Alaskan Way Viaduct

The demolition of Seattle's aging Alaskan Way Viaduct is finally in view. On May 16, the Washington State Department of Transportation selected Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. to demolish the viaduct, decommission the Battery Street Tunnel and reconnect city surface streets just north of the nearly complete State Route 99 tunnel....

Lori Tobias - Thu October 20, 2016

Bertha Bashes Past Half-Way Tunnel Point

Three years after the tunneling machine dubbed "Bertha" began work on a 2-mi. (3.2 km) tunnel beneath the city of Seattle, the machine has passed the half-way point. Bertha pushed past the Pike Place Market on Sept....