What will the Highway 99 tunnel opening mean for bus routes, detours and tsunamis? We answer those questions and more
The first three weeks after the Jan. 11 closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct may be the toughest for drivers.
Mike Lindblom
Staff reporter Mike Lindblom covers transportation for The Seattle Times.
Durkan grants longtime associate $720,000 no-bid contract to steer Seattle's light-rail planning
Anne Fennessy, who has known Mayor Jenny Durkan for decades, will serve as the city's single point of contact for the third segment of light...
Seattle’s big demolition spectacle: How crews plan to pulverize the Alaskan Way Viaduct
Kiewit Infrastructure West, prime contractor for the $75 million demolition of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, has ironed out its final strategy for the work, which...
How do you shush a bridge? Scientists trying to tame noisy Highway 520 across Lake Washington
Cars produce a mighty din when they cross the bridge's large expansion joints, located over the hinges where the road decks on fixed columns meet...
Highway 99 tunnel FAQ: More questions and answers about the viaduct closing and tunnel opening
We asked for your questions, and more than 600 readers responded. This is the second in a series of Q&As based on those questions.
More strain for Seattle motorists: A Sodo onramp to the viaduct closes Jan. 4, a week early
This change worsens the coming "Seattle Squeeze," by blocking access to the ramp for a fourth week, until the new Highway 99 tunnel and Sodo...
Can an app help avoid bike-car collisions on the Burke-Gilman Trail? UW students are testing it
The UW team is installing sensors this month along the trail in Lake Forest Park, near the junction of Highway 522 and Ballinger Way Northeast,...
Buses will pause Friday to remember Metro Transit driver fatally shot in 1998
The incident aboard Route 359 on Nov. 27, 1998 sent the bus through a guardrail, where it landed on an apartment roof in Fremont. The...
When does the viaduct close? How much is the tunnel toll? We answer these questions and more
Traffic Lab has received questions from nearly 600 readers about the tunnel project. They range from the cost of tolls and how much traffic will...