I-5 - Port of Tacoma Road Interchange to King County Line - HOV Lanes

Quarterly Project Report Update for Quarter Ending March 2007

Project Title & Location
I-5 Port of Tacoma Road Interchange to King County Line

Project Description
This project builds HOV lanes on I-5 from the Port of Tacoma Road to the Pierce/King County line. There are currently eight lanes of traffic and there will be 10 lanes when the project is complete.

Contractor/Consultant
Project not yet advertised or awarded.

Recent Progress

WSDOT partnered with the City of Federal Way to develop a project that will create and restore wetland and stream areas along West Hylebos Creek to mitigate for impacts from the I-5 widening project.  This is a separate project constructed before the I-5 widening.  The project includes a mitigation site and construction of a new bridge on S. 373rd St. to accommodate a stream relocation and improve fish and wildlife passage. 

 

The wetland restoration project was awarded February 22, 2007 to Mid Mountain Contractors, Inc. of Kirkland, WA.

Design Construction Impacts
No issues at this time

Environmental Impacts / Compliance

Work to construct the Spring Valley Restoration Project site could begin as early as Summer 2007.

Impacts to Traffic
Temporary impacts during construction could include narrow lanes along with nighttime lane closures and minor detours at the 54th Avenue Interchange.

Project Milestones Scheduled Attained Milestone Outlook
Begin preconstruction engineering March 1995 March 1995  
Environmental Documentation Complete December 2008   Informal consultation and NEPA DCE likely. Biological assessment in progress. Storm water/flood plain mitigation in progress.
Right of Way Certification January 2007 August 2006 May need additional Right of Way due to new flood-plain mapping.
Advertisement Date January 2009   No issues at this time.
Open to traffic June 2012   No issues at this time.
Project Cost Summary: Dollars in
millions 		Percent
of Total

Planned vs. Actual Expenditures
(Total Project Cost)
Project Expenditure Chart

Preliminary Engineering $  4.88  12.7%
Right-of-Way $  6.60  17.1%
Construction $27.02  70.2%
Funded Project Costs $38.50 100.0%

Nickel funds included in above costs

 $33.62 87.3%

2005 Transportation Partnership Account

  For more information, go to www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects

Gordon Roycroft, HOV Project Manager (360) 709-8130, roycrog@wsdot.wa.gov