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Project Title & Location
Stanwood Communter Rail Station, Stanwood, WA
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Project Description
The $5.0 million project would establish the station facilities needed for a new Amtrak Cascades stop in Stanwood.
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Contractor/Consultant
BNSF Railway, Fort Worth, Texas
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Recent Progress
This project will design and construct a new passenger platform and other facilities at Stanwood to be served by Amtrak Cascades trains. Construction is estimated to be completed by November 2007, a 5-month delay. WSDOT has requested that up to $4.5 million of the $5 million budget be reappropriated into the 2007-2009 biennium.
As previously reported, BNSF Railway has notified WSDOT that an extension to the siding at Stanwood will be required before Amtrak Cascades trains can serve the station facility. These improvements to the siding are beyond the scope of a separate project, Stanwood - Siding Upgrade, currently in design. The cost of these improvements will be available in February 2007.
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Design Construction Impacts
The station will be located between 271st Street and a power substation in downtown Stanwood. It is unlikely that construction will have an adverse impact on the community, as the site is a vacant lot. However, construction of a platform could have a temporary impact on rail operations in the area.
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Environmental Impacts / Compliance
The environmental impacts have not been determined.
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Impacts to Traffic
Impacts to rail and roadway traffic have not been determined.
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