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SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Project - Headlines

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Headline Media Date
Traffic Q&A: Height, curves limit 520 bridge options News Tribune 9/07/07
EDITORIAL: Tolls must be part of our commuting future Everett Herald 8/29/07
Team picked to resolve quandary over 520 bridge Seattle PI 8/27/07
Editorial - Gripe all you want, then take the cash Seattle PI 8/16/07
Editorial - Toll Roads: The way forward  Seattle PI 8/15/07
Feds offer state money if it imposes toll on old 520 bridge Seattle Times 8/15/07
Seattle to get federal money for new floating bridge Seattle Times (AP) 8/14/07
A national bridge problem  Seattle Times 8/03/07
WA gov orders bridge study; inspectors laud vigilance here Seattle Post-Intelligencer 8/03/07
Minneapolis bridge collapse won’t affect state bridge checks for now Seattle Times     8/02/07
Bridge collapse worries Washington officials  KING5.com 8/02/07
How safe are viaduct, other area bridges? Seattle P.I.      8/02/07
How safe are Washington’s bridges  KING5.com 8/01/07
Medina tests 'quieter' asphalt Seattle PI     7/30/07
SR 520 bridge to be closed all weekend  KING5.com 7/10/07
DOT spells out 520 Bridge disaster scenarios     KOMOTV.com     7/10/07
Mediators get going on 520     Seattle PI     6/27/07
Roads plan wins ballot OK from County Council Seattle PI 6/27/07
Gregoire calls in bridge mediators Seattle PI 6/26/07
State hires mediator to pave way for new Highway 520 bridge KNDO.com (Ap) 6/26/07
Working toward consensus on a new 520 floating bridge Seattle Times 6/19/07
The road to infinity Seattle Times 6/18/07
Next Stop Husky Stadium Seattle Times 6/13/07
County floats $2 toll idea for 520 span Seattle Times 6/08/07
$2 tolls considered for 520 floating bridge KING5.com 6/08/07
County among finalists for needed 520 money     Seattle PI 6/07/07
Tolls on 520 bridge as soon as 2009? Seattle Times 6/07/07
$6 tolls proposed, each way, for new 520 Bridge Seattle PI 5/30/07
New 520 could be a costly commute Seattle Times 5/30/07
Tolls proposed to finance new bridge across Lake Washington Seattle PI (AP) 5/30/07
520 bridge plan calls for hefty tolls KING5.com 5/30/07
$6 Toll Considered For New 520 Bridge KIROTV.com 5/30/07
New funding strategy set for the Evergreen Point Bridge Seattle PI 5/29/07
New funding strategy for 520 bridge Seattle Times 5/29/07
What's next for 520? Controversy shakes up major highway projects from the top on down Madison Park Times 5/01/07
City Council backs 6-lane 520 bridge Seattle PI 4/24/07
Council OKs ideas for 520 bridge design Seattle Times 4/24/07
Council member wants city’s goal to be “greener” Seattle Times 4/24/07
520 plan gets closer, but not there yet, Chopp says Seattle PI 4/23/07
EDITORIAL: Transportation: Finding consensus Seattle PI 4/23/07
Repeat until it feels true: The Highway 520 bridge project is not the Viaduct Crosscut.com 4/23/07
Highway plan puts projects back on schedule Seattle Times (AP) 4/21/07
Hoquiam favored for pontoon job Seattle Times 4/21/07
A step closer to the Harbor? Daily World 4/19/07
Seattle bridge tolls pass state Senate  Tacoma News Tribune 4/18/07
Poetic Engineering Seattle Weekly 4/18/07
520 bridge tax could lose Sierra Club support Seattle PI 4/17/07
City Council delays 520 bridge vote Seattle PI 4/17/07
Environmentalists balk at roads plan Seattle Times     4/17/07
Seattle commuters won’t be spared bridge tolls Tacoma News Tribune 4/17/07
New 520 bridge may mean new taxes Seattle PI 4/16/07
City Council urged to delay 520 bridge vote Seattle PI 4/16/07
Despite billions raised, new tax increase possible for 520 rebuild Seattle PI 4/16/07
Another 520 bridge tax could hit taxpayers King5.com 4/16/07
UW light rail station an island unto itself Seattle PI 4/13/07
Make Husky Stadium a hub of transportation teamwork Seattle Times 4/13/07
The hard truth about tolling Lake Washington Seattle Times 4/12/07
Will toll be needed on I-90 bridge, too? Seattle Times 4/10/07
State treasurer pushes tolls on I-90 and 520 bridges Seattle Times 4/09/07
Move forward with 520 bridge design Seasttle PI 4/09/07
520 controversy cuts wide swath Seattle PI 4/09/07
Regional Roads: Get beyond ‘more’ Seattle PI 4/09/07
WA state treasurer: Lawmakers need to find more money for 520 The Olympian 4/09/07
New 520 bridge may mean tolls on I-90, too Seattle PI 4/08/07
DOT videos show “catastrophic” 520 scenarios Seattle Times 4/06/07
Buzzworthy: How 520 bridge might fail Seattle PI 4/06/07
Washington DOT makes video simulation of Seattle bridge sinking (AP) Seattle PI 4/06/07
520 bridge sinks in new quake simulation KING5.com 4/06/07
WSDOT Makes Video Simulations Of 520 Bridge Sinking KIROTV 4/06/07
Washington DOT makes video simulation of Seattle bridge sinking (AP) KXLY 4/06/07
Motivation to fix Seattle’s 520 bridge Cascadia Report 4/06/07
520 bridge sinks in new quake simulation NWCN 4/06/07
Disaster strikes the 520 bridge – in video simulation Seattle PI 4/05/07
Council sets out priorities for new bridge Seattle PI 4/05/07
Evergreen Point Bridge: Too many ‘mights’ Seattle PI 4/05/07
520 Bridge Finance Plan Falls Short KUOW 4/04/07
520 bridge financing falls short
State leaders bank on voter approval of taxes
 
Seattle PI     4/03/07
Viaduct, 520 bridge part of Senate's transportation spending plan  Seattle Times     4/01/07
Support lines up for 6-lane span to replace 520 floating bridge  Seattle Times 3/31/07
State senator unveils plan to replace viaduct, 520 bridge without toll KOMO-TV 3/30/07
Pontoon project leader says site is governor’s call Daily World 3/14/07
Murray proposes mediator to avoid 520 fight Seattle Times 3/07/07
520 Bridge just as vulnerable as Viaduct
(see also the Video Report)
King-5 TV 2/22/07
Pontoons should be built in Hoquiam Daily World 2/14/07
Arboretum fans like new 520 bridge plan Seattle PI 2/09/07
Dunn, Hague get $1.1 billion for SR 520 bridge project Renton Reporter 2/05/07
Hoquiam has rivals for pontoon project Daily World 2/03/07
Legislative panel ponders tolls on new Evergreen Point bridge Seattle PI 1/30/07
Legislative panel ponders tolls on new Evergreen Point bridge Seattle Times    
1/30/07
Lawmakers ponder $10 toll on new 520 bridge KING-TV 1/30/07
Panel ponders tolls on new Evergreen Point bridge KOMO-TV 1/30/07
Viaduct's loss is 520's gain, in reshuffling of funds  Seattle PI 1/27/07
$800M for tunnel option shifted to other projects Seattle Times 1/27/07
520: Toll first, build later Seattle Times 1/18/07
Viaduct spat could help 520 bridge  King County Journal 1/18/07
Key Issue: Transportation Seattle Times 1/08/07

We've done the models, it's time to build the real bridge

Seattle PI 1/01/07
Ken's Commentary: UW whipping up a windstorm on its own KOMO TV     12/18/06
$2 billion more needed to replace 520 bridge Seattle Times 12/18/06
UW wants state to compensate it for inconvenience Seattle Times 12/18/06
Six-lane bridge plan targets motorists stuck on 520 Seattle PI 12/16/06
Six-lane Pacific Interchange is the true green alternative Seattle PI 12/13/06
A green alternative for Highway 520 Seattle Times 12/11/06
Let the new state Route 520 take us down a healthier road Seattle PI 12/10/06
Expansion Foes Want Closer Look at Bridge Comments (third item)     King County Journal     12/06/06
Fantasy Island Seattle Weekly 11/29/06
Six lanes go against our green roots Seattle PI 11/24/06
Car culture can be by necessity Seattle PI 11/23/06
Still unsolved: How to pay for new 520 span? Seattle PI 11/15/06
Evergreen Point Bridge: Build it green  Seattle PI 11/12/06
Group would limit new 520 bridge to 4 lanes Seattle Times     11/11/06
Seattle City Council to vote Monday on 520 bridge option  King County Journal 11/08/06
City panel endorses new 520 bridge Seattle PI 11/07/06
Keeping it real on the 520 bridge Seattle Times 11/07/06
Dispute over 520 design: neighborhood vs. nature? Seattle Times 11/06/06

Tranquil Arboretum caught in 520 storm 

Seattle PI     10/31/06
Drivers favor six-lane 520 bridge  King County Journal 10/31/06
Eight lanes for the 520 bridge  Seattle Times 10/24/06
It’s time to pick new 520 bridge  Seattle PI 10/23/06

Bellevue, other cities support 6-lane bridge for SR 520 

King County Journal 10/11/06
Interest groups want say on 520 bridge  King County Journal 10/9/06
Bellevue expected to sign letter on Highway 520  Seattle Times 10/7/06
Transportation: That other project  Seattle PI 10/05/06
Public tells council views on 520 bridge  Seattle PI     10/04/06
"Pacific Interchange" plan for Highway 520 gains momentum  Seattle Times     09/29/06
Seattle council endorses six-lane 520 bridge proposal Seattle Times   09/28/06
Bellevue officials back six-lane 520 bridge plan  King County Journal 09/28/06
Residents want 520 project to go ahead King County Journal 09/22/06
520 costs keep rising  King County Journal 09/21/06
Cost Estimates For Viaduct, 520 Bridge Replacements Jump KOMO News 09/20/06
Floating Options  The Stranger 09/07/06
Gregoire wants decisions made on 520 bridge King County Journal 09/06/06
Replacement for 520 bridge short on funds, panel says  Seattle Times 09/01/06
Funding may fall short for new 520 bridge: State estimates are too optimistic, panel says King County Journal 09/01/06
One plan for 520 bridge would cut traffic, study says  Seattle Times 08/11/06
Seattle activists want tube instead of new 520 bridge King County Journal 08/02/06
Residents oppose new 520 plans
Neighborhood groups say highway would be big, noisy
 
Seattle PI 08/02/06
Six-lane bridge option picking up speed Seattle Times 06/21/06
Panel to examine financing plans for 520 Bridge, viaduct  Seattle PI 06/20/06
Transportation: Floating (?) bridge Seattle PI 06/20/06
Weekend tests aim at stretching lifespan of Evergreen Point bridge  Seattle Times 06/18/06
Transportation officials say 520 bridge in jeopardy Seattle Times 06/18/06
520 bridge to close for work  King County Journal 06/12/06
Highway 520: Bridge of 1,000 sorrows earns its name Seattle Times 06/11/06
Eight appointed to panel on 520, viaduct  Seattle Times 06/09/06
State rejects Portage Bay tunnel Seattle Times 04/18/06
520-BRIDGE  KUOW 04/18/06
DOT buries plans for SR 520 tunnel King County Journal 04/18/06
520 "vortex" swallows time  Seattle Times 03/21/06
520 bridge repaired for commute Seattle PI 03/10/06
SR 520 floating bridge reopened after repairs  Seattle Times     03/10/06
520 bridge shut down King County Journal 03/09/06
Route 520 bridge reopens after overnight repairs  Seattle PI 03/09/06
We can't afford delay on 520 fix Seattle PI     03/07/06
Bridge plan rattles Seattle enclave     New York Times 03/05/06
Tube option for 520 called too expensive King County Journal 02/27/06
Ideal looking span is the aim of 520 group Seattle Times         02/23/06
Growth crowding bridge capacity - Eastside booms will make 520 traffic jams worse before they get better King County Journal 02/20/06
520 bridge needs repairs after windstorm KING 5 TV 02/08/06
A totally tubular approach to the highway 520 mess     Seattle Times     01/18/06
UW balks at 520 plan  Seattle Times 10/22/05
Floating bridge or sinking deathtrap?  Evergreen Point at heart of I-912 debate Associated Press 10/21/05
Is it time to retire Seattle's leadership? Seattle PI 08/07/05
Council alters message on replacing 520 span Seattle PI 07/26/05
Critics raise concerns about bridge plan Seattle PI 07/23/05
Redmond touts 520 for transit King County Journal 07/21/05
Evergreen Point Bridge passes safety check, nearing end of life Seattle PI 07/18/05
State engineers: The end is near for 520 bridge - DOT officials say replacement must be wider, safer, stronger King County Journal 07/10/05
520 bridge ideas abound, but money still the issue Seattle Times 07/10/05
Future of 520 bridge depends on new gas tax KING 5 TV 07/09/05
Weekend closure for SR 520 Evergreen Point Floating Bridge KING 5 TV 07/05/05
Highway 520 Evergreen Point Bridge Closed All Weekend KIRO 7 TV 06/28/05
View SR 520 bridge design plans this evening King County Journal 06/27/05
Here and Now: A new Lake Washington floating bridge? Seattle Times 06/27/05
Bumper to bumper: The toll road's for thee, says reader Seattle Times 06/19/05
Bridge ideas to get another look Seattle Times 05/20/05
Drilling begins along SR 520 bridge King County Journal 05/19/05
Work already begins on new 520 bridge KOMO 4 TV 05/18/05
Highway Funding: Don't hit the brakes Seattle PI 05/10/05
Leaders seek support to fund mega-projects Seattle Times 04/27/05
DOT on 520 project: "the sooner the better" Seattle Times 04/26/05
Lawmakers OK bump in gas tax of 9.5 cents Seattle PI 04/25/05
520 bridge called a priority for replacement Seattle PI 03/30/05
Evergreen Point Bridge: Build it Right Seattle PI 03/02/05
State proposes tribal talks on Foster Island: Duwamish Tribe says land to be used for new 520 bridge is sacred burial ground King County Journal 02/24/05
Tribe Cautions State on 520 Bridge Route Seattle PI 02/20/05
Seattle's 520 bridge voted one of nation's worst traffic locations KING 5 TV 02/15/05
A soaring vision for Highway 520 Seattle Times 02/13/05
The vision thing, why pie in the sky is good Seattle Times 02/13/05
Montlake unveils alternative to state's SR 520 bridge replacement Seattle PI 02/11/05
Burial sites, homes worry SR 520 bridge planners King County Journal 02/10/05
Reform sought in how state faces transportation issues Seattle PI 01/17/05