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Project Title & Location
SR 161 - 36th to Jovita - Additional Lanes
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Project Description
The purpose of this project is to ease congestion and reduce accidents on SR 161 by adding lane capacity and managing access points. This project will construct one additional lane in each direction, provide sidewalks on both sides, and make intersection improvements.
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Contractor/Consultant
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Recent Progress
The project will be phased as follows:
• Phase 1 - 24th St. E. to Milton Way
• Phase 2 - 36th St. E. to 24th St. E.
Funding and schedule information tabulated below is for Phase 1 delivery.
The purchase of right of way needed for widening between 24th St. E. and Milton Way has been underway since July 2007.
Environmental studies for the corridor widening are continuing. A SEPA DNS was issued in September 2008. A NEPA DCE is expected by June 2009.
Utility relocations are a major aspect of this project. The City of Edgewood has chosen to have power moved from overhead to underground in conjunction with the relocation necessitated by the project. Design by PSE just began in January 2009. Easements needed for transformer pad has not yet been defined.
In 2006, the Legislature allocated $5 million for City of Edgewood pedestrian improvements. In July 2006, Edgewood City Council modified Resolution 06-223 to provide 10-foot sidewalks and 4-foot planter strips within City of Edgewood. In November 2008, the City of Edgewood hired a consultant to develop streetscape concepts for inclusion in the project. A corridor visioning process was conducted between Jan - Feb '09. Requested streetscape design elements were submitted to WSDOT in March '09 and PS&E is now being prepared.
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Design Construction Impacts
In 2003, right of way purchase and further design work was halted until the city’s improvement strategy for SR 161 was better understood. Design resumed in summer 2005.
There are numerous utilities in the WSDOT right of way throughout the two-mile project corridor. A sewer line will be constructed along the corridor with construction intended for 2009. Overhead and underground utilities will have to be relocated. The City of Edgewood has decided to have overhead utilities placed underground along the east side of the corridor.
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Environmental Impacts / Compliance
Storm water will be collected and treated in accordance with the 2008 Highway Runoff Manual.
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Impacts to Traffic
Public can expect periodic lane closures and slow-moving traffic through the work area during construction.
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Begin Preliminary Engineering
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May 16, 2005
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September 2004
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Design study work with the City of Edgewood was completed in May 2004. Recommendations to city council were delayed until September 2004. Design resumed in May 2005
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Environmental Documentation Complete
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May 19, 2008
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NEPA approval now expected in June 2009. Applications for permits only requiring SEPA are being submitted. Corps permit can not be submitted until NEPA approval attained.
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Right of Way Certification
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September 1, 2009
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Acquisitions from almost half of the affected parcels complete as of September 2008.Two condemnations have refused P&E and both have a court date of 10/19/09.
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Contract Advertisement
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October 12, 2009
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Open to Traffic
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March 25, 2011
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Operationally complete date is expected to be mid to late summer 2011.
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