After more than a decade of arguing, Seattle voted last week to go ahead with boring a $2 billion tunnel to replace the crumbling Alaskan Way Viaduct, the Seattle Times reported.
The referendum vote was a defeat for Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, who opposed the tunnel. Only 40% of the city’s voters sided with McGinn.
“The public said move ahead with the tunnel, and that's what we're going to do,” McGinn said in a brief statement.