May 14, 2009 Seattle, Washington Signs Their Tunnel Into Law

News from Seattle, Washington where legislators have signed into law the building of the tunnel. The quote below the photo is unique and had got to include who the "techy tunnel dudes" were. Also note the person signing the email was Bob Donegan.

Hi techy tunnel dudes!

I thought you might enjoy this description of yesterday’s signing ceremony, written by my hero Bob Donegan, leader of the SR99 coalition. Big thanks to you for signing tunnel expert letters as well as checks to the SR99 Coalition. This could not have happened without the benefit of your technical credibility and support!

Following are the techy tunnel dudes to who the email was sent to. Note the name of the companies:

Kern Jacobson (MacCap Advisors) Macquarie Group, Mit K. Jha David Evans and Associates, Vladimir Khazak HNTB, Richard Prust ARUP, Dr. Gerhard Sauer Dr. Sauer Group, Juergen Laubbichler Dr. Sauer Group, Nicholas Taylor ARUP, Page, Dick HNTB, Bob Donegan Ivar's Seafood

A pdf of what the SR 99 Coalition is after at pdf.

And and expert from the news release:

Speaking of work, the three stakeholder committees (north, south portals and central waterfront) have begun meeting, and we will continue to work to make sure:

Wildly expanded Transit is part of the solution
The seawall is replaced
The north portal works for S Lake Union, Queen Anne, Interbay, Magnolia, Ballard, and points NW
A terrific waterfront is developed, including easier access to and from Elliott and Western access
Costs stay within plan
South Portal works, esp for Stadiums and Pioneer Square and the Port
Work is done, when possible, off season to minimize disruption
The elected in the city, port, and county know of our concerns as they work to find funds to support their commitments
The project teams continue to keep all informed and listen to contrary viewpoints

As Always,
Mistakes herein are mine alone, but,
I remain,

Bob