Traffic note: The Alaskan Way Viaduct will be closed this weekend for the semi-annual inspection. Crews will close both decks of SR 99 between Spokane Street and the Battery Street Tunnel from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
From the Washington State Department of Transportation:
During the closure, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and city of Seattle crews will inspect the structure for settlement and perform routine maintenance and preservation work such as: Applying a protective covering to exposed rebar; servicing drainage systems and traffic cameras; washing the walls of the Battery Street Tunnel and inspecting its lighting and ventilation systems; and restriping the roadway.
Results from this inspection are expected by Friday, October 22.
See the heavy traffic on 15th all day, on a Saturday? This is what going downtown will be like and worse if Mayor McSchwinn and the radical car-hating greens have their way.
Makes for great people-watching. Bring on the congestion!
So you’re for more CO2 emissions?
The tunnel isn’t going to help–no downtown exits from it! 15th will still be packed. Vive la Viaduct!
get out of your car!!!