WSDOT - SR520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Project - December 2004 Quarterly Project Report

SR 520 - Bridge Replacement and HOV Project
*Quarterly Project Report Update for Quarter Ending December 2004*

Project Title & Location SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Project	Project Description The overall project will replace the SR 520 floating bridge and associated approaches. This project is currently funded to complete the environmental review, including an Environmental Impact Statement through the Record of Decision, early right-of-way acquisitions, and design.
Contractor/Consultant Parametrix of Sumner, Washington is the prime consultant design engineer.
Recent Progress Recent project accomplishments include: EIS Phase 1. First drafts of all eighteen Discipline Reports now completed. Six are completed through all reviews. 2. Executive and Technical Committee Meetings, Jurisdictional Staff and Community briefings. 3. Continue to meet with the City of Seattle and Regulatory Agency’s concerning the temporary detour bridge and work trestles proposed for bridge construction in the Arboretum. 4. Continue to meet with Sound Transit and King County Metro to discuss the opportunities for both projects to make better transit and pedestrian connections between SR520 and the ST North-Link Husky Stadium Station. Early Right of Way Phase: 1. Purchase of the selected UW parcel for Right of Way Acquisition has been deferred due to the uncertainty in future funding and the pressing need to begin advance design work. $4.0m is re-allocated to 05-07. 2. Development of a project Record of Survey and New Right of Way Plans is progressing. To get cost and descriptions of project options see the project web page at: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/SR520bridge
Design Construction Impacts A Draft Environmental Impact Statement will be issued in June 2005. A preferred alternative should be identified by Fall 2005. Further stages of this project depend upon additional regional funding and tolling. For estimated project construction costs for the project options under consideration visit the project web page above.
Environmental Impacts / Compliance Environmental assessment and documentation is underway and on schedule. Work remains within scope and budget.	Impacts to Traffic Not yet fully determined.

Project Milestones	Scheduled	Attained	Milestone Outlook
Draft Environmental Document	Summer 2005		Draft EIS scheduled for June 2005.
Right of Way	Start Spring 2004	Early Spring 2004	Acquisition is on hold pending on future project funding and cash flow issues.
Environmental Permits	Start Process 2005		Permitting discussions are in progress now. No issues at this time.

Project Cost Summary:	Dollars in millions	Percent of Total	Planned vs. Actual Expenditures (Total Project Cost)
Preliminary Engineering	67.4	91.8%
Right-of-Way	6.0	8.2%
Construction	0.0	0.0%
Funded Project Costs	73.4	100.0%

Nickel funds included in above costs	52.3	71.3%
2005 Transportation Partnership Account

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

Julie Meredith, WSDOT Engineering Manager @ (206) 381-6406 or E-mail: MeredJL@wsdot.wa.gov