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?
