Port of Seattle chips in $5 million for new South Park Bridge

June 22, 2010 at 4:42 pm | In South Park, Transportation | 5 Comments

So far, it’s $30 million from King County, $15 million pledged by the Seattle City Council, and now comes word that the Port of Seattle is chipping in $5 million toward the cost of replacing the South Park Bridge, which closes permanently one week from tomorrow. The port’s announcement notes that it’s already contributed $500,000 worth of land for the bridge’s footings. So what will the state commit? We expect to find out tomorrow afternoon, as Governor Gregoire is expected to participate in an announcement at the bridge, discussing where things stand in the quest for the $120 million-plus that’s needed for a new SP Bridge.

5 Comments

  1. Maybe the Gates Foundation can pony up the rest as part of their US Program

    Comment by White Center Gardener — 4:48 pm June 22, 2010 #

  2. Other articles note the resistance of two Port commissioners due to a tight budget. And yet, I have to wonder where the commission found $300 million to cover cost overruns on the downtown automobile tunnel (you know, the one that doesn’t do much to move freight).

    Comment by Blue Collar Enviro — 10:19 pm June 22, 2010 #

  3. Blue Collar – I didn’t include the link to the full news release but here it is:
    http://www.portseattle.org/news/press/2010/06_22_2010_03.shtml
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    TR

    Comment by WSB — 10:26 pm June 22, 2010 #

  4. That’s kind of like someone chipping in 5 bucks on $120 dinner check.

    Comment by Hmoney — 10:54 am June 23, 2010 #

  5. The Port is demonstrating an effort to replace the bridge. Tukwila needs to take notice and do at least the same thing.

    Comment by dsa — 11:04 am June 24, 2010 #

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