SEATTLE (AP) — With the Japanese earthquake on his mind, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn says he wants the Alaskan Way Viaduct shut down next year, instead of 2016 when a replacement tunnel is due to open.
In an interview on KUOW, McGinn didn’t say how the city would handle the 108,000 cars and trucks that use the elevated highway each day to travel past the waterfront.
The Seattle Times reports the mayor is an opponent of the tunnel who favors improving transit, surface streets and Interstate 5 to accommodate displaced viaduct traffic.
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Information from: The Seattle Times, http://www.seattletimes.com
