Date:  Friday, November 12, 2010

Contact:
KaDeena Yerkan, Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Program, 206-805-2846, 206-795-1876 (cell)
Kristy Van Ness, Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Program, 206-805-2881, 206-300-4312 (cell)

SEATTLE – Now is the time to tell us what you think about the environmental analysis of the proposed SR 99 bored tunnel. FHWA, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the City of Seattle are hosting three public hearings on Nov. 16, 17 and 18 for the recently released Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The report analyzes the bored tunnel alternative for replacing the vulnerable Alaskan Way Viaduct and describes its potential effects on transportation, nearby neighborhoods and the environment.

At each hearing attendees can learn more about the project, ask questions of staff and provide written comments or speak directly with a court reporter.

• 6 to 8 p.m., Nov. 16, 2010
  Madison Middle School, 3429 45^th Ave. SW, Seattle
• 6 to 8 p.m., Nov. 17, 2010
  Ballard High School, 1418 NW 65th St., Seattle
• 5 to 7 p.m., Nov. 18, 2010
  Plymouth Church, 1217 Sixth Ave., Seattle

A 45-day public comment period ends on Dec. 13, 2010. The project team will respond to all comments in the Final Environmental Impact Statement, expected to be released in summer 2011.

To review the environmental document

• View documents online: www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/Viaduct/library-environmental.htm.
• Visit local libraries in the greater Seattle area.
• Call the project office at 206-805-2832 to request a free executive summary and CD or purchase a printed copy of the document.

Other ways to comment on the environmental document

• E-mail comments to awv2010SDEIScomments@wsdot.wa.gov
• Mail comments to Angela Freudenstein, Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project, 999 Third Ave., Suite 2424, Seattle, WA 98104

For more information on the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement program, please visit www.alaskanwayviaduct.org/.

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