SR 20 - Fredonia to Interstate 5 - Additional Lanes

Quarterly Project Report Update for Quarter Ending March 2005

Project Title & Location

SR 20 Fredonia to I-5

Located on SR 20 in Skagit County near Burlington.

Project Description
This project will improve approximately 5 miles of State Route 20 in Skagit County, from the intersection of SR 536 (Fredonia) to Interstate 5 (Burlington). This portion of SR 20 is currently a two-lane undivided highway, which this project would upgrade to a four-lane divided highway. In addition, realignment of the southbound I-5 ramps and modifications to the northbound ramps will improve movement at the SR 20/I-5 interchange.

Contractor/Consultant
Project not yet advertised or awarded.

Recent Progress

· Environmental Assessment issued for 30 day public review on March 9, 2005.

· Environmental Hearing held March 23, 2005.

· Access Point Decision Report in OSC review. 

· Findings and Order in review at Attorney Generals Office.

 

Design Construction Impacts

· This project changes access rights and traffic movements to residential, farm, and commercial property.

 

Environmental Impacts / Compliance

· Determined that project has 7.79 acres of wetland impact.  Will require 15.58 acres of wetland mitigation. Pursuing wetland banking to mitigate for wetland impacts.

Impacts to Traffic

· Moderate daily traffic delays due to normal construction activities (trucks entering and exiting the roadway etc.).

· Significant short-term delays will occur during new roadway and ramp connections. 

Project Milestones Scheduled Attained Milestone Outlook
Environmental Documentation Complete November, 2004 Expect completion of Findings of No Significant Impact by end of May 2005.
Right-of-Way Certified October 2006 Access hearing held October 27th.  Expect Findings & Order to be issued by May 2005.
Contract Advertisement Oct 2006
Open to Traffic Summer 2009
   
Project Cost Summary: Dollars in
millions 		Percent
of Total

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

Preliminary Engineering $5.7 m 7.0%
Right-of-Way $20.7 m 25.4%
Construction $55.1 m 67.6%
Funded Project Costs $81.5 m 100%

Nickel funds included in above costs

 $76.3 m 93.6%

2005 Transportation Partnership Account

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

Dawn Yankauskas, WSDOT Project Engineer @ (425) 744-5103; or Yankadr@wsdot.wa.gov