WSDOT - I-5 HOV Improvements - December 2005 Quarterly Project Report

I-5 - Port of Tacoma Road Interchange to King County Line - HOV Lanes
*Quarterly Project Report Update for Quarter Ending December 2005*

Project Title & Location I-5 HOV - Port of Tacoma Rd. I/C 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 has 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 will be a seperate project constructed before the I-5 widening. Both WSDOT and Federal Way have hired a consultant, CH2Mhill, to design the project and develop plans for the mitigation site and to construct a new bridge on S. 373rd St. to accommodate a stream relocation and improve fish and wildlife passage. Currently the wetland restoration project is in the design stage and work to finalize the design and develop plans is scheduled for this winter.
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 of 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
Hydraulic and Storm water Redesign	August 2004	October 2004	The storm water and hydraulic design are complete.
Environmental Documentation Complete	October 2006		No issues at this time.
Right of Way acquisition complete	June 2005		Needed right of way for storm water treatment facilities is in the appraisal stage and is scheduled to be acquired soon.
Advertisement Date	January 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