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I-5 - South 317th Street HOV Direct Access - September 2005

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Sound Transit's new Federal Way Transit Center as buses, carpools and vanpools will see it as they approach on S. 317th from the direct access ramp.  The cross street is 23rd Ave. S. 

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The inside of Sound Transit's new transit center parking garage, on the fourth of five levels.  Crews are installing electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems, assembling elevators, and painting the concrete and steel. 

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Placing asphalt as a base for new pavement at the roundabout. To the left of this photo is I-5. This intersection at S. 317th/28th Ave. S. is scheduled to reopen Oct. 1. 

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Installing curb around the new roundabout intersection at S. 317th / 28th Ave. S.  

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Building new sidewalks at the roundabout location. Here we're looking north at S. 317th Street (heading toward the new transit center site). Around the curve (right) is 28th Avenue S.  View the project map to see where this intersection is located.

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As the walls of the new HOV ramps rise in the median, crews backfill the area between the walls.

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Grading the intersection of S. 317th and 28th S. This intersection is closed from Sept. 12 to Oct. 1 so crews can rebuild it as a roundabout.  The S. 317th bridge is off to the right of this photo. 

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Barrier in the median slopes up toward the S. 317th bridge.  You can see the conduit (tubes for electrical wiring) crews have installed inside the barrier sticking out at the end. 

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Installing drainage structures under the I-5 bridge over Military Road.