WSDOT - I-405/SR 520 to I-5 Widening - December 2007 - QPR

I-405 - Kirkland Nickel Stage 1 - Complete November 2007
*Quarterly Project Report Update for Quarter Ending December 2007*

Project Title & Location I-405/SR 520 to I-5 Widening (Nickel and TPA) WINs: U40561B, U40501K, U40502K PINs: 840561A, 840561D, 840566E, 840567B, 840576A	Project Description This project combines Kirkland Nickel Stage 2 and Transportation Partnership Account (TPA) components to add a continuous northbound and southbound lane between SR 520 and SR 522. Stage 2 adds one northbound lane from NE 70th Street to NE 85th Street, and one southbound lane from SR 522 to NE 124th Street and from NE 85th Street to the SR 520 area. TPA projects add a northbound lane from NE 124th Street to SR 522 and from NE 195th Street to SR 527.
Contractor/Consultant HNTB Corporation is the lead consultant of the General Engineering Consultant Team.
Recent Progress As requested by the Legislature in 2005, this project continues to evaluate Express Toll lanes, which are not funded currently. Environmental documentation is being prepared based on two alternatives. The first alternative is a two-lane Express Toll lane system between SR 520 and SR 522, and a one-lane system between SR 522 and I-5. This alternative also includes conversion of the High Occupancy Vehicle lanes to Express Toll lanes from SR 522 to I-5. The second alternative would operate the additional lane as a general-purpose lane. Note that reported project costs and milestones shown below are based on the Legislature’s Final 2007 Transportation Supplemental Budget (07LegFin).
Design Construction Impacts This project includes replacing the northbound and southbound bridges on I-405 at NE 132^nd Street.
Environmental Impacts / Compliance A corridor-wide Record of Decision for the programmatic Final Environmental Impact Statement was received in October 2002. The environmental process for this project is ongoing.	Impacts to Traffic Moderate construction impacts are expected.

Project Milestones	Scheduled	Attained	Milestone Outlook
Preliminary Engineering Start (Nickel funding) (TPA funding)	July 2003 / Jan. 2006	July 2003 / Jan. 2006	The Nickel portion of the project engineering began in advance of the TPA projects, and is now being coordinated with the TPA dates. TPA Preliminary Engineering work began in January 2006.
Finding of No Significant Impact (Nickel funding) (TPA funding)	Jan. 2006 / July 2009	Apr. 2005	The Nickel-funded projects obtained FONSI nine months ahead of schedule. TPA projects are on schedule. No issues at this time.
Right-of-Way Certification	Aug. 2009		On schedule. No issues at this time.
Request for Proposal	Sept. 2009		On schedule. No issues at this time.
Open to Traffic	Dec. 2012		On schedule. No issues at this time.

Project Cost Summary:	Dollars in millions	Percent of Total	Planned vs. Actual Expenditures (Total Project Cost)
Preliminary Engineering	18.7	7
Right-of-Way	35.9	11
Construction	282.1	82
Funded Project Costs	336.7	100

Nickel funds included in above costs	74.8	22
2005 Transportation Partnership Account	261.8	78

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

Denise Cieri, WSDOT Deputy Project Director at (425) 456-8509 or E-mail: cierid@wsdot.wa.gov