Right around the time of the most recent version of Christmas FNJ (Favorite Nephew Jason) and FGNSJ (Favorite Great Nephew Spencer Jack) emailed me some photos.
Okay, now that I am typing that, those most recent are not the ones I am thinking about. It was photos a few weeks previous, those being photos of Spencer Jack and his dad in Seattle.
In response to those Seattle photos I told Jason that I would greatly enjoy video of a drive through the new Highway 99 tunnel under downtown Seattle.
That tunnel began construction in 2014. The tunnel opened for traffic on February 5, 2019, a year later than originally planned due to the Bertha tunnel boring machine getting stuck when it hit an unexpected chunk of steel.
That photo above documents the tunnel opening event which allowed people to walk through the new tunnel before it opened to traffic.
The same year the Highway 99 tunnel began getting bored in 2014 another town in America, Fort Worth, had a TNT exploding ceremony to mark the start of construction of three simple little bridges being built over dry land to connect the Fort Worth mainland to an imaginary island. Those three little bridges had an astonishingly long four year project time line. Four years to build three relatively simple bridges over dry land. And now, six years later, none of those three bridges is open to traffic.
The Fort Worth Trinity River Vision Boondoggle has become a mess of an eyesore, with no end in sight. And no one held accountable. One element of what is known as The Fort Worth Way.
And now back to Jason and Spencer Jack and the Seattle tunnel.
Email from Jason and Spencer Jack this morning...
I told Spencer Jack of your request for tunnel video. He informed me that we have one. This morning he passed that along from one of his devices to one of my devices, so I could send it to my e-mail and eventually send it to you!
It was Tuesday, February 5, 2019, the 2nd day of the tunnel being open. Spencer's school was canceled that day due to snow on the ground. The snow was obviously manageable for us seasoned PNW residents, as I don't remember it being much of an issue. After exiting the tunnel we made our trek a few miles south to the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field. If my memory serves me correctly, we then ended up at Dick's for lunch.
For those who have never been to Seattle, Dick's is an extremely popular burger joint with multiple restaurants in the Seattle zone. If you are ever in the area try a Dick's Deluxe. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.
And now the Spencer Jack and Jason video trip though the new tunnel the day after it opened to traffic.
They were heading southbound, where the tunnel starts to go underground by the Seattle Center. That is where the Space Needle is located. The tunnel exits near the Seattle Seahawk's stadium and the Seattle Mariner's ballpark. As Jason and Spencer exit the tunnel the videographer takes a quick glance to the left at what looks to be where the Seahawks play football.
For those who have never been to Seattle, Dick's is an extremely popular burger joint with multiple restaurants in the Seattle zone. If you are ever in the area try a Dick's Deluxe. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.
And now the Spencer Jack and Jason video trip though the new tunnel the day after it opened to traffic.
They were heading southbound, where the tunnel starts to go underground by the Seattle Center. That is where the Space Needle is located. The tunnel exits near the Seattle Seahawk's stadium and the Seattle Mariner's ballpark. As Jason and Spencer exit the tunnel the videographer takes a quick glance to the left at what looks to be where the Seahawks play football.
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