SEATTLE – An anti-tunnel initiative will not appear on the November ballot, a King County Superior Court Judge has ruled.
After hearing oral arguments Monday morning, Judge Joan E. DuBuque ruled from the bench that Initiative 101 is beyond the scope of the initiative power because it purports to exercise a power that was directly delegated to the City Council and Mayor.
The initiative would have prohibited the City of Seattle from using city streets to aid in the construction of a deep-bore tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct, a project of the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Unless Judge DuBuque's decision is appealed and overturned, I-101 in its entirety will not appear on the November ballot.
