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SR 99 Tunnel’s Financial Outlook Remains Negative Despite Cash Infusion, Traffic Uptick

Date: May 17, 2023 01:18 pm 
Author: Ryan Packer
Snippet: Thanks to a significant cash transfer from the state legislature and a reduction in operating expenses, the near-term financial outlook for the State Route 99 deep bore tunnel in Seattle is looking much rosier than dire economic forecasts suggested as recently as last year. But even these significant aids to the state-operated program haven’t been […] 
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Climate Change is Influencing Seattle’s Unusual Spring Heatwave  Date: May 17, 2023 07:00 am 
Author: Ashli Blow (Guest Contributor)
Snippet: Twenty degrees.  That’s how much higher temperatures in Seattle were during a heatwave this week compared to what we usually experience this time of year, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).  The increased frequency, duration, and intensity of heatwaves are indicators of climate change  –  the result of human activities like carbon pollution. Historically, […] 
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