Overview
I-5 from Spokane Street to the I-90 interchange is an elevated bridge that is more than 40 years old. Aged and worn expansion joints and pavement posed a risk to drivers and required constant maintenance, with costly repairs and disruptive and repeated emergency lane closures. To help protect drivers and extend the life of the freeway, we replaced the expansion joints on the northbound bridge and resurfaced the northbound lanes. We also repaired the expansion joints on the southbound bridge.
 | Improves Safety
Minimizes the risk of expansion joint failure, which posed a risk to drivers. The 1.13 miles of new pavement on northbound I-5 eliminates cracks and potholes and provides better traction.
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 | Economic Incentive
Eliminates the need for costly and constant repairs and maintenance.
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Partnerships & Cooperation
We selected contractor Concrete Barrier Inc. of Mukilteo to complete these bridge repairs.
We worked with numerous cities, businesses, professional associations, community groups and transit agencies to help commuters and other freeway users find ways to get around during the state's biggest construction closure ever (2 to 3 lanes of northbound I-5 closed around the clock Aug. 10-25, 2007).
At WSDOT we seek to address the concerns of the tribal nations using the process outlined in Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the WSDOT Tribal Consultation Policy adopted in 2003 by the Transportation Commission as part of the WSDOT Centennial Accord Plan.
This project was determined to be exempt from Section 106 Consultation per the Programmatic Agreement between the Washington State Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the State Historic Preservation Officer signed July 18, 2000.
Funding
This project was funded by the following sources:
2005 Gas Tax (Partnership Funding) - $15.32 million
Existing Funds - $148,500
Total Funding from All Sources - $15.5 million
Contact Us
Greg Phipps
WSDOT Communications
PO Box 330310, MS 103
Seattle, WA 98133-9710
Phone: 206.440.4702
E-mail: PhippsG@wsdot.wa.gov
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