City and state leaders signed an agreement nine months ago to replace the crumbling Alaskan Way Viaduct with a deep-bore tunnel. Even so, the tunnel has become the biggest and most contentious issue ...

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 Mayor Mike McGinn has vetoed the city council’s decision that moves forward with plans to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel through Seattle. McGinn’s veto is not a surprise. And it ...

Truck carrying excavator hits Kirkland overpass, closing pedestrian bridge for inspection A truck carrying an excavator struck a light and the pedestrian overpass at southbound I-405 beginning at the ...

Along with their clam chowder, Ivar’s has another thing going for it. The restaurant chain has always been very good at promoting itself. They have a new commercial campaign that looks ahead to Ivar’s ...

With construction on the Alaskan Way tunnel just months away, the Washington Department of Transportation said Friday it still has not bought all of the land rights beneath downtown Seattle for the ...

If you plan to drive this weekend, several road projects and major events could delay your commute. A car is on fire on northbound I-5 near I-90 in Seattle, slowing traffic for morning commuters. If ...

The Department of Transportation reopened the Alaskan Way Viaduct in time for Monday's morning commute. WSDOT closed the viaduct on April 29 so the Bertha tunneling machine could excavate underneath ...

An aesthetic argument for replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel seems easy enough to make. But since the tunnel option would cost at least $1 billion more than replacing the viaduct with ...

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels has been asked repeatedly to show how he expects to come up with the money to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel, at a cost of $3.1 billion to $3.6 billion. To ...