Tue May 04, 2021 - West Edition #10
Lori Tobias â CEG Correspondent
A new bridge over Washington s I-5 is slated to open to traffic early this summer the first construction milestone and major component of a new expressway project in the Seattle/Tacoma area.
The new bridge and nearby roundabout to SR 99 being constructed by
Guy F. Atkinson crews are essential steps for the SR 167 Completion Project, which will build 6 mi. of highway and complete the unfinished SR 167 corridor near Tacoma.
The SR 167 Completion Project is part of the estimated $2 billion Puget Sound Gateway Program that includes the SR 509 Completion Project near Seattle. Both projects complete two crucial unfinished links in Washington State s highway and freight network.
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SPR s Doug Nadvornick reports.
Washington transportation crews on Monday will begin their annual ritual of removing snow from a 37-mile stretch of the North Cascades Highway.
The effort usually takes four-to-six weeks.
State Route 20 is perhaps the most scenic east-west highway through the Washington Cascades. It’s also the most susceptible to heavy snow and avalanches. It’s why the state closes the highway late in the fall and reopens it in late spring.
Ryan Smith, the maintenance supervisor for the Washington Department of Transportation, based in Twisp, says huge piles of snow come barreling down the mountains, much of it through 27 designated avalanche chutes, and overwhelm the roadway below.
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Fact or fiction: Exploring Seattle s urban lore and legends
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A haze hangs over Seattle s skyline from wildfires burning northeast of Whistler, B.C., photographed Wednesday, July 8, 2015, as seen from the top of the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington.JORDAN STEAD/SEATTLEPI.COM
Okay, okay: So you understand Jesus Christ made Seattle under protest, and you know to avoid Interstate 5 at all costs. But do you know why Jimi Hendrix didn t graduate from Garfield High School?
How about what rests just off of Magnuson s boat launch? Or that there is a nuclear bomb shelter hidden in Ravenna?
Maybe it s the city s gloomy gray, overcast skies, but mysteries and myths seem to thrive in the Emerald City. But did these stories really happen, or are they urban legends?
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