Tunnel delays: Real hazard or red herring?

Our leaders keep silencing deep-bore tunnel dissent with the specter of viaduct catastrophe.
“Delaying the project only increases the danger of a catastrophe and hurts the economy and Seattle taxpayers.”
–Conlin in a blog post.
“I don’t think that [the mayor] understands that delaying this project is very, very risky.”
–Rasmussen said.
“This project’s an urgent safety problem and we [...]

TunnelFacts vs. Tunnel Fiction

In the last two days, two press releases about the tunnel hit the news. One, from Tayloe Washburn of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, alleged that stopping the deep-bore tunnel would have calamitous effects on the regional economy and would, perversely, cost the citizens of Seattle even more money in taxes. The other, from Mayor Nickels’ campaign, essentially said the same thing, adding that if the City were to back out of its agreement, the State would pull its $2.2 billion. Both claim that tunnel opponents are deceiving voters.

So that’s the tunnel fiction. Let us hit you with some Tunnel Facts.