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Originally Posted by urbanlife
So a roughly 3 mile cut and cover tunnel...before we have a tunnel running through downtown...plus the amount that would have cost to do while also building a transit only bridge, that would have easily killed the Orange line and Tillicum Bridge from happening.
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In the 90s, planners declined a $250 million downtown tunnel for the South/North Corridor. So yes, you can absolutely point to a short-sighted decision to justify another short-sighted decision.
Not saying it would have been feasible, just saying that I will always see it as a missed opportunity.