Lawmakers Choose 6-Lane Replacement Option For 520 Bridge

With decision time getting close on picking a replacement for the 520 Floating Bridge across Lake Washington, there was an important move Tuesday.

A key group of state legislators chose the option for a new 6-lane replacement bridge.

An animation video heading from Seattle, east towards the lake shows several of the lids that would be built over the freeway on the Seattle side.

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This plan also saves money by eliminating a tunnel from the bridge to the University of Washington.

Then out over Lake Washington, a 6-lane bridge that's taller than the current one -- to get above the spray of waves that crash over the current floating bridge Where 520 freeway connects to Interstate 5 in Seattle, the option chosen Tuesday would build a lid over that interchange.

More debates are expected before April, when the legislature is suppose to pick a plan.