If most of the earthquake risk for SR 520 is concentrated on the Seattle side of the bridge—where the roadway is held up by vulnerable hollow pylons....
... and this is how the project was sold, with a fair amount of hysteria, to the public...
... why is the Seattle side of the project the only unfunded part?
The new SR-520 / I-405 interchange is lovely. The extensive and expensive-looking lid over the highway in Hunts Point sure is coming together nicely. But, if public safety is the driving concern, neither should be a priority. Yet, these bits are funded, and complete or nearing completion. The part of the route subject to collapse even in a moderate earthquake? No money, no timeline for repair.
Are State politics in Washington really this fucked up—where ire against Seattle overrides basic public safety?
