WSDOT - SR520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Project - March 2005 Quarterly Project Report

SR 520 - Bridge Replacement and HOV Project
*Quarterly Project Report Update for Quarter Ending March 2005*

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 1. All Draft Discipline Reports for the Draft EIS are now completed. 2. Completed the Pre-Draft EIS State and Lead Agency Review 3. Executive and Technical Committee Meetings, Jurisdictional Staff and Community briefings. 4. Continue to meet with Sound Transit and King County Metro to discuss opportunities for both projects to make better connections between SR520 and the Sound Transit Husky Stadium Station. 5. Held Design Options and High Level Bridge workshops and have begun screening of the options concepts. 6. Rescheduled the Draft EIS milestone to December 2005 to allow the Design Options Appendix to be made a part of the Draft EIS 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. Record of Survey has been completed 3. New Right of Way Plan development 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 December 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. Additional Design Options are being assest to be made part of the Draft EIS to be issued in December of 2005. Work remains within scope and budget.	Impacts to Traffic Not yet fully determined.

Project Milestones	Scheduled	Attained	Milestone Outlook
Draft Environmental Document	Rescheduled for December 2005		Draft EIS rescheduled for December 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