When the high-rise West Seattle Bridge reopens in September after a safety shutdown of more than two years, its gray decks and ramps won’t look much different than they did from 1984 to 2020. The real transformation is on the inside. Repair contractors have finished stringing nearly 50 miles of steel cable through all three spans to tighten their middle-aged concrete. The goal is to keep the seven-lane crossing on schedule to open the week of Sept. 12. An infusion of steel this immense to fix a concrete bridge is rare, and the reopening timeline has been further complicated by the logistics involved. Read more about the repairs at the link in our bio. (✍🏻 by Mike Lindblom / The Seattle Times 📸 by @ellenbannerman / The Seattle Times)