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January 28, 2015

Senate bill would scrap Seattle tunnel project

  • Republican Sens. Michael Baumgartner and Doug Ericksen say the state needs to “stop throwing money at a hole in the ground.”
  • By MARTHA BELLISLE
    Associated Press

    Two state senators say it's time to scrap the stalled Seattle tunnel project and bury Bertha, the broken-down $80 million state-of-the-art drilling machine, so the transportation department can find alternatives to fix or replace the viaduct that carries traffic along the city's waterfront.

    Republican Sens. Michael Baumgartner and Doug Ericksen introduced a bill Tuesday that says the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project has failed “and the project as it is currently designed cannot be justified financially.” The state needs to “stop throwing money at a hole in the ground,” said Baumgartner, from Spokane.


     
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