Installing barrier on the HOV ramps using the "slip form" method - the machine pours a special mix of concrete that is stiff enough to stay in place without having to set in molds for days. The machine moves the barrier mold (or form) along the steel framework as it pours the concrete.
Building the "radius" piece of the S. 317th bridge where it connects to the HOV ramp. Southbound HOVs will turn onto S. 317th here and head for the transit center.
Pouring the footing for the wall that will separate the northbound and southbound lanes at the north end of the HOV ramps.
Workers preparing the steel framework for the barrier on the west side of the new HOV ramp, south of the S. 317th bridge.
Crews brought in wall panels that were manufactured off site and are setting them at the north end of the new HOV ramps. This is the wall that had to be built instead of barrier because the difference between the northbound and southbound lanes was greater than expected. Using pre-manufactured panels speeds up construction.
Subcontractor Buckley Nursery installed new landscaping around the roundabout intersection (S. 317th / 28th S.). In the foreground is new sidewalk, and you can see workers on the bridge over the freeway in the background.
A view of Sound Transit's new Federal Way Transit Center parking garage, on schedule to open in February 2006. Crews are currently painting and cleaning up the garage, finishing the office and restrooms, and testing elevators.
Crews have nearly completed the transit bus roadway at the new transit center at S. 317th and 23rd S. The pedestrian shelter and lighting systems are complete, and crews are building the sidewalks.
A worker clad in rain gear operates machinery to drill holes in the side of existing pavement next to the northbound I-5 lanes. Steel rods will be inserted in the holes to connect the existing pavement to the new pavement we will pour for the HOV lane between S. 320th and Military Road.