How’s traffic in Seattle’s SR 99 tunnel?
By Laura Newborn
A little extra than NULL months ago, the brand new SR 99 tunnel underneath downtown Seattle opened within the center of a collection of record-breaking snowstorms. The weather, blended with last SR 99 off-ramp construction, made it difficult to understand what type of a visitors tale was rising on this new SR 99 corridor. Now that we've a number of extra weeks of information underneath our belt, we're beginning to get a higher image of what number of drivers are utilizing the tunnel. During this toll-free time, what are we seeing?
Weekly tunnel use
Tunnel utilization is increasing over time. We at the moment are measuring virtually 500,000 journeys every week (Monday-Sunday).
Daily tunnel use
The tunnel is seeing more than 70,000 daily trips Monday-Friday. The busiest days so far are Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Comparing the tunnel to the Alaskan Way Viaduct
Comparing the brand new tunnel's utilization to utilization of the Alaskan Way Viaduct isn't an ‘apples-to-apples' comparison because the tunnel ramps are in other places than the viaduct's ramps. But comparing site visitors counts among Seneca Street and Western Avenue suggests the tunnel is now carrying concerning the similar quantity of automobiles throughout height journey instances because the viaduct did.
Looking ahead to tolling
We are required to gather tolls to assist pay for construction expenses and ongoing tunnel and repairs operations. Tolling will jump in overdue summer season 2019 – after toll techniques are absolutely examined and viaduct demolition is whole alongside Seattle's central waterfront.
A Good To Go! cross is the basically strategy to get the lowest probably toll charges - $1 to $2.25, depending on time of day. In the coming weeks, we may be giving away loose Good To Go! sticker passes for SR 99 tunnel users. Sign up for e-mail notifications to realize while the loose passes grow to be available.
Beyond tolling
After tolling begins, we count on to see a decline in drivers utilizing the tunnel. However, founded mostly at the SR 520 Bridge and different toll roads round the country, we also count on to see a sluggish growth in tunnel utilization over time.
The mixture of the SR 99 tunnel and a new, rebuilt Alaskan Way have been designed to update the potential of the viaduct. The City of Seattle expects to whole the brand new Alaskan Way in 2021. One factor is sure – given all of the modifications going on in Seattle, site visitors styles will retain to evolve as of us verify their very own greatest methods to get around.
A little extra than NULL months ago, the brand new SR 99 tunnel underneath downtown Seattle opened within the center of a collection of record-breaking snowstorms. The weather, blended with last SR 99 off-ramp construction, made it difficult to understand what type of a visitors tale was rising on this new SR 99 corridor. Now that we've a number of extra weeks of information underneath our belt, we're beginning to get a higher image of what number of drivers are utilizing the tunnel. During this toll-free time, what are we seeing?
Weekly tunnel use
Tunnel utilization is increasing over time. We at the moment are measuring virtually 500,000 journeys every week (Monday-Sunday).
Daily tunnel use
The tunnel is seeing more than 70,000 daily trips Monday-Friday. The busiest days so far are Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Comparing the tunnel to the Alaskan Way Viaduct
Comparing the brand new tunnel's utilization to utilization of the Alaskan Way Viaduct isn't an ‘apples-to-apples' comparison because the tunnel ramps are in other places than the viaduct's ramps. But comparing site visitors counts among Seneca Street and Western Avenue suggests the tunnel is now carrying concerning the similar quantity of automobiles throughout height journey instances because the viaduct did.
Looking ahead to tolling
We are required to gather tolls to assist pay for construction expenses and ongoing tunnel and repairs operations. Tolling will jump in overdue summer season 2019 – after toll techniques are absolutely examined and viaduct demolition is whole alongside Seattle's central waterfront.
A Good To Go! cross is the basically strategy to get the lowest probably toll charges - $1 to $2.25, depending on time of day. In the coming weeks, we may be giving away loose Good To Go! sticker passes for SR 99 tunnel users. Sign up for e-mail notifications to realize while the loose passes grow to be available.
Beyond tolling
After tolling begins, we count on to see a decline in drivers utilizing the tunnel. However, founded mostly at the SR 520 Bridge and different toll roads round the country, we also count on to see a sluggish growth in tunnel utilization over time.
The mixture of the SR 99 tunnel and a new, rebuilt Alaskan Way have been designed to update the potential of the viaduct. The City of Seattle expects to whole the brand new Alaskan Way in 2021. One factor is sure – given all of the modifications going on in Seattle, site visitors styles will retain to evolve as of us verify their very own greatest methods to get around.
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