Date:  Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Contact: KaDeena Yerkan, Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program, 206-795-1876 (Seattle)
Richard Sheridan, Seattle Department of Transportation, 206-684-8540
Laura Lockard, Seattle City Council Communications, 206-684-8159

SEATTLE – The SR 99 Tunnel Project’s Advisory Committee on Tolling and Traffic Management meets today to discuss ways to minimize diversion from the SR 99 tunnel and to review potential toll scenarios that will be analyzed this year.

The meeting is from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at the Puget Sound Regional Council board room, 1011 Western Ave., Suite 500, in Seattle. The advisory committee, created by the Washington State Department of Transportation and the city of Seattle, will prepare its initial recommendations by December.

The public is welcome to attend committee meetings to view the information presented and submit written comments. Committee materials are available at www.alaskanwayviaduct.org/ following each meeting.

For more information about the SR 99 Tunnel Project, part of the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program, visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/SR99/Tunnel/

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