Re:Bertha back on the move after 2 years of delays
by deciplex on Monday December 28, 2015 @02:53AM
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It's safe to say Seattle will try very hard to make the rest of us pay for their mistakes.
IIRC the people of Seattle and their government did not exactly push hard for the current plan? There was a referendum in which both the tunnel option and reinforcing the viaduct did not garner popular support, although reinforcement got more votes than a tunnel.
I think in this case "it's safe to say everyone is going to have to pay for everyone's mistake" is more fair. And certainly SR99 has impact outside Seattle, since Seattle is a huge part of the WA economy and basically anything that has impact in Seattle, has impact in WA.
I live north of King County, so I don't have any personal insights beyond what I've already posted. My main concern is how much responsibility the state will have to bear for cost overruns. SR99 is technically a state-level project, even though it has little relevance to anyone outside Seattle. It's safe to say Seattle will try very hard to make the rest of us pay for their mistakes.