I-5 - Mountlake Terrace Freeway Station - Complete March 2011

Overview
WSDOT and Sound Transit built a new bus station in the median of I-5 at 236th Street SW in Mountlake Terrace. The station has bus-only ramp connections to the I-5 HOV lanes. An overhead, covered pedestrian bridge connects the station to the Mountlake Terrace Park and Ride. This project now allows Sound Transit buses to regularly serve the Mountlake Terrace Park and Ride.

	Improves Safety Providing bus access in the median eliminates the risk of collisions from buses weaving between the HOV lanes and on- and off-ramps. This project also strengthened the 236th St. SW bridge to better withstand earthquakes.
	Relieves Congestion Having a transit facility in the median reduces congestion by allowing buses easy access to HOV lanes without having to merge across several lanes of traffic. Improving access to transit also helps move more people in fewer vehicles.

Partnerships & Cooperation
We worked with Sound Transit to build this project.

Funding

This project is funded through the following fund sources:

• 2005 Gas Tax (Partnership funding) - $513,000
• Existing Funds - $150,000
• WSDOT Regional Mobility Grant - $5 million
• Other Agency Funds - $35,237,000 (includes $4.6 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act)
  These funds are provided by Sound Transit.
• Total funding from all sources - $40.9 million

Contact Us
Meghan Pembroke
WSDOT Communications
206.440.4704
pembrom@wsdot.wa.gov  

Roger Iwata
Sound Transit Community Outreach
206.689.4904
roger.iwata@soundtransit.org

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