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Alaskan Way Viaduct Project Featured in RAI Magazine (July 2009)

Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure, a monthly magazine focused on bridge and road engineering, featured the Alaskan Way Viaduct project in its July 2009 edition.

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The cover feature provides a comprehensive overview of the project - from its years-long impasse to the January 2009 agreement that lays the groundwork for a new way forward.
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Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct (2007-present)

Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire, then-King County Executive Ron Sims and Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels announced on January 15, 2009 a break-through agreement to resolve a longstanding dispute over the replacement of the at-risk Alaskan Way Viaduct, a 60-year-old stacked highway that separates downtown Seattle from the waterfront. The recommendation – put forward by the [...]