Date:
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Contact:
Colleen Gants, WSDOT Communications, (425) 456-8500 (Bellevue)
Denise Cieri, WSDOT Project Manager, (425) 456-8509 (Bellevue)
BELLEVUE - The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is moving forward with improvements authorized by the 2005 legislature to improve safety and speed on I-405 in Bellevue. To begin the environmental process, WSDOT invites the public to a scoping meeting for the NE 8th Street to SR 520 Braided Crossing Project, which includes:
- Adding an eastbound lane along SR 520 to separate the on and off-ramp traffic between I-405 and 124th Avenue NE, and
- Building new structures to separate northbound I-405 traffic exiting to SR 520 from traffic entering I-405 in Bellevue.
WSDOT encourages the public to provide comments on what will be studied in the environmental analysis (EA) and attend the public meeting:
Date: September 20
Time: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Location: Bellevue City Hall, Room 1E-108
According to Allison Ray, I-405 Project Environmental Manager, “More interaction from the public will result in a project that best serves the community.”
Public comments from this meeting will serve as a guide for the EA, which analyzes potential affects of the project, from air quality to noise to social issues. All written comments received or postmarked by October 16, 2006, will be included in the formal project record. Project comments should be submitted in writing to the I-405 Project Environmental Manager, Allison Ray:
Allison Ray, I-405 Project Environmental Manager
600-108th Ave NE, Suite 405
Bellevue, WA 98004
OR
Allison.ray@i405.wsdot.wa.gov
For more information on I-405 projects please visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/i405.
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