Opinion

A Bored Tunnel would keep West Seattle moving
When I was first asked to participate on the Alaskan Way Viaduct Stakeholders Advisory Committee, my first reaction was: "Why would I ever want to be involved with such a hopeless, controversial project?" Thirteen months later, after countless meetings, I feel that we are on the verge of a major breakthrough, one that veteran reporter David Brewster has called a peace treaty for the viaduct wars. Stakeholders representing many different interests are aligning to support a previously overlooked option to replace the aging and dangerous viaduct: a bored tunnel, and our leaders are listening. This technology is very different from the cut-and-cover tunnel proposed (and rejected) in 2006, which had been negatively compared to the "Big Dig" project in Boston.
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