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  49 ways to keep downtown Seattle congestion in check

Metro has produced a list of 49 transit-related actions that when combined with new investments in transit service and the arrival of Link light rail, could be instrumental in mitigating the impacts of the reconstruction of the Alaskan Way Viaduct and keep Seattle moving well into the future. King County Executive Ron Sims says the transit blueprint promises to play a key role in keeping congestion in check, no matter which Alaskan Way Viaduct solution is chosen.

If those improvements remain in place after the viaduct is rebuilt as Metro recommends, the transit blueprint has the potential for taking as many as 35,000 vehicles off the viaduct each day. That’s 30 percent of all vehicles that use the viaduct.

The improvements are modeled after a series of successful actions

Metro took in conjunction with Seattle Department of Transportation and other agencies to avoid feared gridlock when the Downtown Seattle Bus Tunnel closed for construction in 2005.

Updated future road projects list now online

The King County Road Services Division owns and maintains a vast inventory of roads and bridges in unincorporated areas of the county. When a road needs something more than routine maintenance, a project is created and added to the division’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP).

photo: King County's Capital Improvement Program
The CIP is reviewed annually, but adopted as a collection of projects over a six-year period. The division’s goal is to provide timely and efficient improvements designed to ensure safety and address the transportation needs of individual communities.

The adopted CIP for 2007-2012 is now online, and is fully downloadable. There is also a downloadable map to help you identify where a project is located.

 
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Updated:  March 06, 2007

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