SR 520 - Option A Design Simulation

This simulation shows Option A, one of three west side design options currently under environmental review for the SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Project. Option A is most similar to today's configuration, with the addition of a second Montlake drawbridge over the Montlake Cut.

This video depicts preliminary design information and is provided for informational purposes.

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News & Politics

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• wsdot
• washingtongovernment
• sr 520
• Montlake
• 520 bridge

[collywobble43]

looks beautiful... but really... no rail... really? Doesn't that seem short sighted?  It needs to happen.

[softparachutes]

How do you suggest we pay for it? or would you rather we just ignore the problem altogether, let traffic become even more horrific and eventually let the bridge fall down?

[wobbowobbo]

does putting soothing music on the video supposed to make this an idealistic solution. what wadot has continually not shown are the impacts to the city streets. why casually say that you are putting in a second montlake bridge without saying how many lanes you are adding to 24th ave? how does this affect surface traffic? why is the transit interchange approx 1/3 of a mile from the proposed light rail station. way to go wadot! eyman is an idiot. his reforms are destroying the state.

[YMIHereAgain]

Regarding Link Light Rail - The problem with light rail on the bridge is where you go on the East Side. Assuming some kind of tie in at the University Station the next stop is something like 5 miles. On I-90 you can stop on Mercer Island and then go to Bellevue getting twice the stops for the distance and cost. Also the transportation needs on Mercer Island need to be considered.

[bizzster]

The video conveniently omits the merge mess at Portage Bay and I-5. During morning Eastbound commute, transit from downtown will be stuck in the two general traffic lanes on I-5 that merge together under the 10th & Delmar lid, unable to reach the HOV lane in the center. In the pm, Westbound transit in the center HOV lane will need to merge with the general lanes while cars also enter and merge from Montlake w/b ramp. Backup Hell. Please connect Link Light Rail across 520 and end the madness!

[biggodhead]

Ha Ha Ha

"Tim Eyman"

[wobbowobbo]

@scdayton

just think of the people using bikes and the bus as people you don't have to compete with in traffic. and if you want to talk about freeloaders talk about the people on the eastside of the mountains - they get way more bang (money) for their tax dollars than those of us on the westside.

[leonel1982]

I agree. They ought to at the very least have the empty space in place in the middle to build one in the future.

[leonel1982]

Usually when someone complains about something, they ought to suggest a better alternative. Like "petition the US government for monies" or "ask for donations."

Otherwise it just sounds like whining.

[jjuge]

Truly! yes it was! I even voted for it. because I know that the bridge needed to be replaced, but the politicians count on us having short memories. that is why Queen Christine followed it up with another gas tax to replace the Viaduct, and guess what... that didnt happen either! that is why you need to support Tim Eyman. without him we might as well just hand over our entire paycheck to the state. they obviously know how to use it better than we do.

[ChristopherWalkenPUA]

I love how we already pay large gas taxes and vehicle registration fees, but now we can add more and more tolls to our expenses.

I just really find it exciting to pay for the same thing 3 times over. Hopefully in the future they impose tolls on tolls, then we can pay even more !