Aftermath and subsequent proposals Bay Freeway (Seattle)
westbound mercer street, viewed near i-5 interchange, after reconfiguration two-way traffic in 2012 as result of vote in february 1972, state highway department transferred $5.7 million in trust funds meant bay freeway expanding u.s. route 195 between spokane , pullman in eastern washington. state highway director george h. andrews warned dual cancellation of bay freeway , r.h. thomson expressway, latter having been defeated on same day, overload i-5 far beyond design capacity, particularly in serving freight traffic near industrial district. seattle mayor wes uhlman predicted congestion on mercer street continue worsen, stating there no real alternative bay freeway , criticizing rejection part of nationwide reaction freeways , concrete . mercer street had been split couplet, westbound traffic diverted valley street 1 block north, temporary solution seattle center congestion in 1968. between , 1990, city of seattle has had 58 studies proposing various methods of reducing congestion o...