The second meeting of the Alaskan Way Viaduct Stakeholders Advisory Committee is 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24 in the Bertha Landes Room in City Hall, 600 Fourth Avenue. The meeting is open to the public.

See profile of Ballard member Mary Hurley, Page 8.

In their monthly meetings, members of the committee will listen to a series of proposals on what will replace the viaduct, to be razed by the state in 2012 - either a new raised expressway, a cut-and-cover or a bored tunnel, surface streets with more transit, or even a cable bridge. Using evaluation criteria they developed during their meetings, the members will recommend what they feel is the best package solution to the Seattle, King County and Washington State Departments of Transportation, a solution which the Mayor, County Executive and Governor have the option of adopting.

The committee is scheduled to make their recommendation in December.

The advisory committee meetings, though open to the public, are not open for public comment. Residents will be invited to speak at a separate set of meetings. Meanwhile, comments can be sent to the committee:

* Phone: 1-888-AWV-LINE (1-888-298-5463);

* Mail: Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement, 999 Third Ave, Suite 2424, Seattle, WA 98104;

* E-mail: viaduct@wsdot.wa.gov.

More information can be found by calling, or visiting www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/viaduct.