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I-5/SR 509 Freight and Congestion Relief Project - Team Members

The design and oversight team for the SR 509/I-5 Project is comprised of a multidisciplinary partnership between WSDOT; contracted consultants; the cities of SeaTac, Des Moines and Kent; King County; the Port of Seattle; and the Federal Highways Administration.

Overall project oversight comes from the project's executive and steering committees and project management consultant Geoff Baillie of Baillie & Associates. WSDOT completed preliminary design work in conjunction with contracted consultant HNTB, while current contract plan development work is being performed by the WSDOT project office. Right of way acquisition is managed by WSDOT Real Estate Services with support from real estate consulting firms HDR and Universal Field Services.

Executive Committee

Agency Name Position
City of SeaTac Terry Anderson Mayor
WSDOT Craig Stone Toll Division Director
Port of Seattle Bill Bryant  Commissioner
Metropolitan King County Julia Patterson Councilmember
City of Des Moines Dave Kaplan Councilmember
City of Kent Suzette Cook  Mayor

Steering Committee
Agency Name Position
WSDOT Susan Everett Project Development Engineer
City of SeaTac Tom Gut Public Works Director
Port of Seattle Elizabeth Leavitt Director of Aviation Planning and Emergency Services
Metropolitan King County Paul Takamine Department of Transportation Office of Regional Planning
City of Des Moines Grant L. Fredricks Planning, Building and Public Works Director
City of Kent Tim LaPorte Public Works Director 
City of Burien Steve Rozner Acting Public Works Director
City of Federal Way Richard Perez City Traffic Engineer
Federal Highway Administration Don Peterson   Technical Services, NW Region Team Leader
Federal Aviation Administration Cayla Morgan Environmental Specialist
Stalion LLC Tom Dantzler Citizen

WSDOT
Title Name Contact info.
Toll Division Director Craig Stone StoneC@wsdot.wa.gov
206.464.1222
Development Engineer Susan Everett
Real Estate Manager Andrew Lau LauA@wsdot.wa.gov
206.768.5689
Secretary Senior Zelma Aragon AragonZ@wsdot.wa.gov
206.464.1233

Baillie & Associates
Consultant Project Manager Geoff Baillie gbaillie@msn.com
253.219.5599