![]() It was more than 50 years ago when the federal government launched a program to stock the basements of urban buildings with survival supplies, including Geiger counters, first aid kits, barrels of water and giant tins of nutritional biscuits, all in the name of preparing for a nuclear attack.įrom the early 1960s to 1990s, distinctive yellow and dark blue “FALLOUT SHELTER” signs were ubiquitous on the sides of buildings all along the streets of major urban areas, including downtown Seattle. ![]() Chalk this up to “I.D.A” or Infrastructure Delay Amnesia, the condition that sets in once a long-delayed tunnel, stadium, freeway or commuter rail system final opens to the public and everyone forgets the schedule changes and cost overruns.Įither way, for visitors to our city in search of TEMP I-90, consider yourself warned! But there are probably just as many longtime residents who don’t remember “TEMP I-90” and the struggles to fully fund the roadway and complete construction of the interchange at I-5.
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