Seattle before and after removing the Alaskan Way Viaduct in 2020

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image showing Seattle before and after removing the Alaskan Way Viaduct in 2020

Bjarki56 on January 6th, 2025 at 20:14 UTC »

They were even able to remove the overcast skies!

itsrainingagain on January 6th, 2025 at 20:33 UTC »

This pic does not do justice. It’s sooooooo much better without the viaduct. 

plunkymeadows on January 6th, 2025 at 21:41 UTC »

Similar thing happened in Boston with the Big Dig. It was expensive as hell and a mess of a project, but it made a huge difference for the better.

Can't post a pic on comments but the main pic in the link shows it pretty clearly. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c3c18274fcb348af872822e9f2a1887a

Didn't completely solve the traffic, but it united the piers and other elements along the water that were largely split due to the elevated highway. Everything below it was kinda this dingy no-mans lands.