fixed bridge

“We’re having conversations with our federal partners and with the Coast Guard and trying to explain why we think a 116-foot fixed bridge is the right, appropriate way to move forward,” Johnson said.

The original floating and fixed bridge spans opened in 1963, and drivers still travel over concrete columns that could shatter in an earthquake.

In September, Northern Ireland's Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon said the "distraction of a £20bn fixed bridge, or three tunnels and a roundabout under the sea" had "finally been put to bed".

District 6: Should light rail connect to Ballard through a tunnel, a drawbridge or a 140-foot-tall fixed bridge?

Massa: “We should move forward with the 140 foot fixed bridge, Seattle is already paying enough for its habitual rejection of infrastructure upgrades. Elevated transit projects are cost effective and have far fewer overruns than tunnel projects, plus, it’d be an incredible view to have on your commute.”