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Bears invade Dawg-land with pigskins

The University of Washington football team hosts the California Bears this Saturday in a 12:30 p.m. kickoff.

Riding the bus to Husky Stadium is a convenient and free alternative to dealing with the hassles of driving and parking. The Huskies will be offering free Metro service to the stadium. In addition to regular bus service to and from Montlake campus, there is also special shuttle service between the stadium and eight park-and-ride lots: Shoreline; Northgate Transit Center; Houghton; Kingsgate; South Kirkland; Eastgate; South Renton; and Federal Way. Just show your
game ticket or ticket stub for a free ride on regular bus service or the special shuttles.

Check out Metro Online for all the details.

Pro Bears swoop into Hawks nest

Da’ Bears from the Windy City fly into town Sunday for a gridiron battle with the Seattle Seahawks. The game – originally scheduled for an evening start – will kickoff at 1:30 p.m.

Riding Metro to the game is a great way to cut through the traffic surrounding the stadium. There will be special shuttles to Qwest Field from the following park-and-ride lots: Northgate, South Kirkland, Eastgate, Kent/James Street, and Federal Way/South 320th Street. The fare is $3 each way. Or, check the Trip Planner to see if there is regular bus service to the stadium from your starting location.

See Metro Online for details on service to Sunday’s game.

Tolt Bridge crews pour it on

The new Tolt Bridge under construction over the Snoqualmie River near Carnation achieved a major construction milestone recently, with the completion of some major concrete work.

Photo: Tolt Bridge concrete pour.
Tolt Bridge concrete pour.

On Oct. 23, crews made a continuous concrete pour for the 300-foot deck of Span 2 on the new bridge. Work began shortly after dawn and ended around 8:15pm on a picture-perfect day.

Containment tarps and a rolling scaffold platform trailing underneath the equipment on the deck ensured that concrete slurry did not fall into the water below. Approximately 340 cubic yards of cement concrete was used. The successful pour was the culmination of weeks of careful planning, preparation and inspection by both the contractor and King County Road Services Division staff.

The Tolt Bridge project construction began in June 2006 and is anticipated to be open for traffic on June 1, 2008. Remaining work includes: completion of the Span 1 concrete deck, west approach slab, walls, connection roadways, and utilities.

 
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Updated:  November 13, 2007

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