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Little_Wheedle's comments
Posted Thu, Jan 28, 8:43 p.m.
It looks to me like the people in this thread have some working knowledge of the issue. To clarify, tunnels of similar size have been built before, and with great success. The roadway tunnel in Shanghai was over 50ft diameter excavated right next to the river, and the Port of ...
MOREPosted Thu, Jan 28, 8:29 p.m.
Why does it constantly refer to the 'City of Seattle' as paying for the cost over-runs? Any increases will be paid for by taxes on land that fall within an 'improvement zone' that will immediately benefit from the construction of the tunnel (and demolition of the viaduct). Saying 'The City ...
MOREPosted Thu, Jan 28, 8:22 p.m.
It seems that the writer here seems to think that the tunnel can only be built after removal of the viaduct. That is not the case. The plan currently is set up to dig the tunnel while keeping the viaduct operational. Only after the tunnel is operable will the viaduct ...
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