WSDOT - I-5 HOV Improvements - December 2004 Quarterly Project Report

I-5 - Port of Tacoma Road Interchange to King County Line - HOV Lanes
*Quarterly Project Report Update for Quarter Ending December 2004*

Project Title & Location I-5 HOV - Port of Tacoma 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 Recent progress includes the completion of the Hydraulics Report, which identified right-of-way needs for the project. This will allow property acquisitions to go ahead on schedule. The Bridge Office is completing the plans for several bridge widenings on the project and is expected to be finished in January. Other work is progressing to update the project plans and design so that environmental documentation can begin next year.
Design Construction Impacts The addition of an HOV bypass lane at the westbound on-ramp to I-5 at 54th Avenue has been added to the scope of the project, this is the result of recent traffic studies since the original design.
Environmental Impacts / Compliance The Final Hydraulics Report is complete and will soon be sent to Headquarters for approval, this report identified how highway runoff from this project will be treated. Acquisition of a wetland mitigation site for this project is in process and should be completed in January.	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
Hydraulic and Stormwater Redesign	August 2004	October 2004	The stormwater and hydraulic redesign are complete.
Environmental Documentation Complete	October 2006		Environmental documentation is currently scheduled to begin in January 2005.
Right-of-Way acquisition complete	June 2005		Right-of-way needs for stormwater treatment have been identified and development of a site plan has begun. Work to acquire needed right-of-way is in progress.
Advertisement Date	February 2009		No issues at this time.
Open to traffic	October 2011		No issues at this time.

Project Cost Summary:	Dollars in millions	Percent of Total	Planned vs. Actual Expenditures (Total Project Cost)
Preliminary Engineering	$ 4.4	11.6%
Right-of-Way	$ 6.6	17.4%
Construction	$27.0	71.0%
Funded Project Costs	$38.0	100.0%

Nickel funds included in above costs	$33.6	88.4%
2005 Transportation Partnership Account

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

Steve Fuchs, Project Engineer, (360) 570-6602, fuchss@wsdot.wa.gov