Getting the 520 Band Back Together

This post originally appeared on Orphan Road.

The P-I’s Scott Gutierrez reports that the working group who will figure out how to finance and build the new SR 520 floating bridge will meet this week.

This seems like as good a time as any to revisit the three options (A, K and L) still under consideration. Helpfully, WSDOT has posted fly-through simulations of each.

First, in this corner, clocking in at a svelte $4.8 billion, is Option A:

Next, topping the scales at a whopping $6.7 billion, is Option K:

And finally, playing the role of “just right” Goldilox at $5.1 billion, is Option L:

You can read about the differences here.