Bill Would Scrap Giant Seattle Tunneling Project
Is it time to say goodbye to Bertha? That's what two state senators think. Spokane senator Michael Baumgartner partnered with Republican Doug Ericksen to introduce a bill yesterday that would scrap the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project.
The project is currently at a standstill as the giant drill (named Bertha) used to drill a tunnel under Seattle to replace the viaduct is broken down.
Despite large cost overruns caused by this delay, it looks like it may be harder to get rid of Bertha than that.
Here's why the chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee says the bill isn't going to be heard by his committee.
About SRTC
SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.
SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.
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