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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program: New SR 99 tunnel opens Monday<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><a name="gd_top"></a><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>View <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjAxLjk0MTYyMSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAxOTAyMDEuOTQxNjIxJmRhdGFiYXNlaWQ9MTAwMSZzZXJpYWw9MTczNjE1ODImZW1haWxpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWphY29ic3RydWlrc21hQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&100&&&http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/Viaduct/Library/EmailUpdate">Online Version</a> <br><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=960 height=264 style='width:10.0in;height:2.75in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D4B9AE.392FA9A0" alt="Image removed by sender. Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program header"></span></span><span lang=EN><br><br></span><em><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This program is led by the Washington State Department of Transportation in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration, King County, City of Seattle and the Port of Seattle.</span></em><i><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><br></span></i><strong><span lang=EN style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program News </span></strong><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Jan. 31, 2019</span></b><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>In this issue:</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Battery Street Tunnel closes at 10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Things to know for the Step Forward grand opening event this weekend</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>New SR 99 tunnel opens toll-free Monday, Feb. 4</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Final northbound SR 99 off-ramp will take 1-2 more weeks</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>More construction begins in February</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Battery Street Tunnel closes at 10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1</span></b><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Battery Street Tunnel will close this Friday, Feb. 1 at 10 p.m., including the on- and off-ramps at Western Avenue. Southbound SR 99 will be diverted at Valley Street. These closures are for the weekend’s <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjAxLjk0MTYyMSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAxOTAyMDEuOTQxNjIxJmRhdGFiYXNlaWQ9MTAwMSZzZXJpYWw9MTczNjE1ODImZW1haWxpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWphY29ic3RydWlrc21hQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&101&&&https://99stepforward.com/">Step Forward grand opening event</a>.</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Things to know for the Step Forward grand opening event</span></b><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>There's a celebratory light at both ends of Seattle's new SR 99 tunnel. We're hosting a family-friendly <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjAxLjk0MTYyMSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAxOTAyMDEuOTQxNjIxJmRhdGFiYXNlaWQ9MTAwMSZzZXJpYWw9MTczNjE1ODImZW1haWxpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWphY29ic3RydWlrc21hQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&102&&&https://99stepforward.com/">grand opening event</a> this weekend so visitors can explore the new tunnel and enjoy a final visit on the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Be prepared for crowds – we are expecting over 100,000 people will attend at least one part of the weekend. If you plan on coming, here are <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjAxLjk0MTYyMSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAxOTAyMDEuOTQxNjIxJmRhdGFiYXNlaWQ9MTAwMSZzZXJpYWw9MTczNjE1ODImZW1haWxpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWphY29ic3RydWlrc21hQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&103&&&https://wsdotblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/sr-99-tunnel-grand-opening-5-things-to.html">five things to know before you go</a>. </span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The festival will temporarily close local streets near the tunnel’s portals. More information is available on our <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjAxLjk0MTYyMSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAxOTAyMDEuOTQxNjIxJmRhdGFiYXNlaWQ9MTAwMSZzZXJpYWw9MTczNjE1ODImZW1haWxpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWphY29ic3RydWlrc21hQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&104&&&http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/Viaduct/construction-notifications">closures and construction webpage</a>. </span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The SR 99 tunnel opens Monday, Feb. 4</span></b><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The new SR 99 tunnel will open before the Monday commute on Feb. 4! The new tunnel provides a direct route under downtown Seattle between the Space Needle and the stadiums. <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjAxLjk0MTYyMSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAxOTAyMDEuOTQxNjIxJmRhdGFiYXNlaWQ9MTAwMSZzZXJpYWw9MTczNjE1ODImZW1haWxpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWphY29ic3RydWlrc21hQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&105&&&http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/Viaduct/using-the-new-sr-99-tunnel">This is a different path</a> than what Alaskan Way Viaduct drivers have used for more than 60 years. At either end of the tunnel, drivers will have a choice: either continue into the SR 99 tunnel and come out two miles later, or use new ramps to reach downtown and other nearby neighborhoods.</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>WSDOT has created a <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjAxLjk0MTYyMSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAxOTAyMDEuOTQxNjIxJmRhdGFiYXNlaWQ9MTAwMSZzZXJpYWw9MTczNjE1ODImZW1haWxpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWphY29ic3RydWlrc21hQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&106&&&https://99tunnel.com/video.htm">series of videos</a> that will help you prepare for traveling in and around the new SR 99 tunnel. (Videos are also available in Spanish and Chinese - Mandarin and Cantonese). We recognize this will be a big change for drivers so we ask that you stay alert and be aware of your surroundings as everyone gets used to new routes. We anticipate it will take a while for drivers to settle into new patterns on the SR 99 corridor. Help us spread the word by <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjAxLjk0MTYyMSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAxOTAyMDEuOTQxNjIxJmRhdGFiYXNlaWQ9MTAwMSZzZXJpYWw9MTczNjE1ODImZW1haWxpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWphY29ic3RydWlrc21hQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&107&&&https://99tunnel.com/video.htm">sharing these videos</a> and helping Seattle drivers prepare for this upcoming change.</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>SR 99 tunnel opens toll-free</span></b><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>When the new SR 99 tunnel opens, it will be toll-free for a period of time. Tolling will begin as early as summer 2019. Toll rates, with a <i>Good To Go!</i> pass, range from $1 to $2.25. You can learn more about tunnel tolls at <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjAxLjk0MTYyMSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAxOTAyMDEuOTQxNjIxJmRhdGFiYXNlaWQ9MTAwMSZzZXJpYWw9MTczNjE1ODImZW1haWxpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWphY29ic3RydWlrc21hQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&108&&&https://99tunnel.com/">99Tunnel.com</a>.</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Northbound SR 99 ramp by stadiums opens after tunnel</span></b><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The new <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjAxLjk0MTYyMSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAxOTAyMDEuOTQxNjIxJmRhdGFiYXNlaWQ9MTAwMSZzZXJpYWw9MTczNjE1ODImZW1haWxpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWphY29ic3RydWlrc21hQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&109&&&http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/Viaduct/Media/Default/-NewDocuments/AdvisoriesAndUpdates/2019/2019_0130_ramp_closed_web.jpg">SR 99 northbound off-ramp to downtown and Alaskan Way</a> will open one to two weeks after the tunnel. This means for drivers coming from the south and west, you may want to continue your alternative commutes you have been using during the #Realign99 closure.</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>When the ramp opens, it will be the most direct route from northbound SR 99 to Alaskan Way and First Avenue South.</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Viaduct, Battery Street Tunnel and Aurora Avenue work begins in February</span></b><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Work begins in early February on the next phase of the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program: removing the viaduct, closing and filling the Battery Street Tunnel, and rebuilding several blocks of Aurora Avenue North.</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The most immediate and noticeable work will be crews fencing off portions of the viaduct on February 8. Learn more about the anticipated work schedule and associated road closures on the <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjAxLjk0MTYyMSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAxOTAyMDEuOTQxNjIxJmRhdGFiYXNlaWQ9MTAwMSZzZXJpYWw9MTczNjE1ODImZW1haWxpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWphY29ic3RydWlrc21hQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&110&&&http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/Viaduct/demolition">removing the Alaskan Way Viaduct</a> webpage.</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Contact us</span></b><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Questions? Contact our 24-hour program hotline, 1-888-AWV-LINE (298-5463), or email us at <a href="mailto:viaduct@wsdot.wa.gov">viaduct@wsdot.wa.gov</a>. Regular updates about the program are available <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjAxLjk0MTYyMSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAxOTAyMDEuOTQxNjIxJmRhdGFiYXNlaWQ9MTAwMSZzZXJpYWw9MTczNjE1ODImZW1haWxpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWphY29ic3RydWlrc21hQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&111&&&https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/Viaduct" target="_blank">on our website</a> and on Twitter by following <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjAxLjk0MTYyMSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAxOTAyMDEuOTQxNjIxJmRhdGFiYXNlaWQ9MTAwMSZzZXJpYWw9MTczNjE1ODImZW1haWxpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWphY29ic3RydWlrc21hQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&112&&&https://twitter.com/berthadigssr99" target="_blank">@BerthaDigsSR99</a>.</span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thank you to our Step Forward sponsors!</span></b><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMjAxLjk0MTYyMSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9TURCLVBSRC1CVUwtMjAxOTAyMDEuOTQxNjIxJmRhdGFiYXNlaWQ9MTAwMSZzZXJpYWw9MTczNjE1ODImZW1haWxpZD1qYWNvYnN0cnVpa3NtYUBnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWphY29ic3RydWlrc21hQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&113&&&https://99stepforward.com/sponsors.htm" target="_blank"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=705 height=409 style='width:7.3416in;height:4.2583in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D4B9AE.392FA9A0" alt="Image removed by sender. Logos for SR 99 Grand Opening sponsors"></span></a></span><span lang=EN><o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="mail_footer"><p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program </span></strong><span lang=EN><br></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><span lang=EN 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