Working Groups
The state, county and city departments of transportation established working groups in April 2009 to help inform the design and environmental review process for the viaduct's central waterfront replacement. Group members, which represent neighborhoods, business and freight interests, and other interest groups, provide comments and feedback to the program team on design and mobility issues and communicate the information to their constituencies. The Port of Seattle also participates in working group meetings. The working groups are focusing on the following areas:
- The central waterfront working group (pdf 24 kb) discusses the surface street configuration along the waterfront, including the connection to Elliott and Western avenues; waterfront traffic operations; the seawall replacement and the new waterfront promenade.
- The north portal working group (pdf 25 kb) discusses access into and around the north entrance to the proposed bored tunnel, urban design features and construction plans. This group also discusses city street improvements, including aspects of the two-way Mercer Street project.
- The south portal working group (pdf 24 kb) discusses access into and around the south entrance to the proposed bored tunnel, urban design features and construction plans.
Meetings are are open to the public. Visit public events for meeting times and locations. Information presented to the groups is available on our meeting materials page.
Stakeholder Advisory Committee
In December 2007, an advisory committee of local community and business representatives was appointed by the Governor, County Executive and Mayor to provide feedback on potential solutions for the viaduct's central waterfront replacement. It was made up of 29 individuals (pdf 32 kb) that represented communities, economic interests and cause-driven organizations. The purpose of this advisory committee, which met until December 2008, was to review, deliberate on and provide comments on the technical work for the central waterfront replacement.
Interagency Working Group
WSDOT, King County Department of Transportation and Seattle Department of Transportation also created an Interagency Working Group in 2008 that included staff from different public agencies around the region. The purpose of the group, which met until December 2008, was to share information on the central waterfront project with public agencies and to collect technical feedback on alternatives as they are developed.
Agencies participating in the working group included Community Transit, Federal Highway Administration, Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board, Passenger Ferry District, Pierce Transit, Port of Seattle, Public Health, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, Puget Sound Regional Council, Sound Transit, and Washington State Ferries.
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