Comments on: West Seattle traffic update: 99 closure ends early; new traffic flow through work zone

By: West Seattle Hipster

West Seattle Hipster — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:33:41 +0000

All these comments about the transfer station leads me to ask. When does that open anyway????
Every time I drive by it all the lights are on so someone muct be in there.

Seems like a boondoggle to me.

I agree with Chas, 16 months to replace 450′ of roadway is ridiculous. Is the contractor only working 8 hour shifts?

By: boy

boy — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:51:17 +0000

Dear been there, your comented on the soil seems a little strange. What is there now has been there for over fifty years. And has even been through many earthquakes . They built safco feild faster then this, They even built the clink football stadium in near the same amount of time. Maybe they figure this time frame because they have the same design crew that built the new transfer station, you know the ones that built it twice. Or it is the same group that were in charge of the new 1st ave on ramp. Wetone you nailed it.

By: wetone

wetone — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:45:47 +0000

If WSDOT numbers are correct then their road design is backwards as going south 99 they have one exit lane to WS and two follow through lanes going to three, same story getting on to north bound 99 from the south three lanes, two lanes and one from WS. Maybe the 16 months includes all rework from a bad design and poor planing like 520 pontoons, one of the most expensive tranfer stations being built, south park bridge, 99 tunnel….. Or maybe it gives the contractors enough time to finish early so they get a big bonus. Interesting how things have changed around here. In the olds days things were built on time, on or under budget and made to last or you were looking for a new job.

By: ScottA

ScottA — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:53:43 +0000

Chas-
If the road was closed completely it could probably be done in less than half the time. See the NE 45th street viaduct work done 18 months so. It’s a hard choice forWSDOT.

By: Been There

Been There — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:08:43 +0000

The Duwamish River valley’s unstable sedimentary soils/lliquifaction probably has a lot to do with the construction time required. This isn’t push a button reality tv.

By: chas redmond

chas redmond — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:41:38 +0000

Did anyone ask why it’s going to take 16 months to replace a 450-foot segment of highway? That seems ridiculous to the extreme.

By: trickycoolj

trickycoolj — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 07:41:52 +0000

Wondering what kind of impact this will have on East Marginal and the 1st Ave Bridge for those of us that commute to the Boeing Field area.

By: fp

fp — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 06:51:10 +0000

If half the water exiting my faucet fills my drinking glass, still doesn’t mean that reducing the size of my drainpipe won’t necessarily cause problems…

By: West Seattle Hipster

West Seattle Hipster — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:57:42 +0000

WSDOT is wrong, half does not exit.

We shall see tomorrow.

By: WSB

WSB — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:38:54 +0000

We’ve already published that link a gazillion times, as we’ve been previewing this project for three months – I just hadn’t gotten it into this yet. Thanks. As also previously noted, WSDOT does not believe it’ll be a problem because they say half the traffic on SB 99 exits to the WS Bridge. We’ll find out for pm commute tomorrow – we’ll have a special afternoon commute watch to see how it goes – TR

By: NorDel

NorDel — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:35:05 +0000

How bad do they think this will be?
Bad or double plus bad?

By: themightyrabbit

themightyrabbit — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:32:10 +0000

2 lanes southbound down to 1 after spokane st? that will generate some big backups for us. here’s a more relevant link instead of the WSDOT provided. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr99/spokanestovercrossing/