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Capitol Hill Open HouseMay 7, 2009
University Link ProjectI-5 Ramp Closure Update
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Agenda
6:00 PM - Open House6:30 PM - Presentation
• University Link, Capitol Hill Station and I-5 Construction– Ron Endlich, Deputy Project Director, Sound Transit
• Q & A7:30 PM - Return to Open House8:00 PM - Close
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• 3.15-mile extension of Initial Segment and Airport Link– Capitol Hill Station– UW Station and crossover
• Schedule– Design: completed early 2009– Construction: 6.5 years– System testing: 6 months– Open for Service: 2016
• Adds 70,000 daily riders, 114,000 riders systemwide (2030)
University Link
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Capitol Hill Station
• Underground station with 3 entrances
• Staging area - station and tunnel excavation at site
• Ridership: 14,000 daily boardings
• Travel time: – 6 minutes to downtown
Seattle (University St.)– 3 minutes to UW Station
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Capitol Hill Station Schedule
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1. Demolition and Remediation• Jan. 2009 to mid-2009• 75% Recycling and salvage
goal• Denny remains open• Sidewalks remain open
– Will be few short term closures
• Site will be paved and remain fenced
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Recycled and Salvaged ItemsA large amount of materials that otherwise would have been taken to landfills was removed for re-use. Among some of the items salvaged were:*Recycled Demolition Material to Date: 1,450 Tons• 224 doors• 180 cabinets• 18 restaurant booths• 50 light fixtures• 29 ranges• 31 refrigerators• 13 claw foot tubs• 21 sinks and toilets• 60 radiator fins• 121 ft. wrought iron railing• 90 ft. wood railing• Hundreds of feet of trim and molding• 3500 sq. ft. fir flooring• 500 sq. ft. tin ceiling panels
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2. I-5 Undercrossing Work Vicinity
ParamountTheater
Convention Place Station
PINE STREET
BOREN STREET
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I-5SB I-
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Work Area
Work Area
I-5 undercrossing contract awarded in February
-Prepares I-5 structures for future tunnel boring machines-Work being done now to avoid conflicts with other WSDOT freeway work and later U-Link contracts-Coordinated agency outreach to public on ramp closures-Contractor incentives to complete the work early
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Work Pit Locations
Pine
St.
Boren Ave.
NB I-5
SB I-5
SBE Pit
NBE Pit
SBW Pit
NBW Pit
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I-5 Ramp Closures
Cherry Street
Pine Street
Pike Street
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Olive Way Off-Ramp Closure Detour
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Cherry Street On-Ramp Detours
ϖ Cherry St. express lane on-ramp will be open to all traffic (currently only HOV) during detour
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Agency Coordination & Public Outreach Efforts
• Coordination with WSDOT, SDOT and KC Metro• Sound Transit website• U-Link Website www.soundtransit.org/u-link• E-mail alerts• WSDOT construction information website• SDOT construction webpage• Portable Vehicle Messaging Systems along I-5• Highway Advisory Radio System (HARS)• Vehicle Message System with notification of
closures• Detour cards for businesses affected by closure
to educate patrons• Door-to-door business outreach
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3. Station Excavation, Tunneling• Jan. 2010 to Dec. 2012• Plywood wall surrounding site• Denny and parts of Nagle closed to
traffic• Sidewalks open
– Will be few short term closures• Single Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)• 24/7 surface activity to support
tunneling• High truck volumes
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Capitol Hill Site Noise Variance•Sound Transit preparing noise variance application for the Capitol Hill site
-Construction wall will contain most but not all work noise
-24/7 site activities to support tunneling work-Work activities and equipment restrictions, other mitigation
•Noise informational meeting June 3, 2009•DPD will schedule a public meeting on the technical noise variance in late Summer 2009
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4. Station Construction• Jan. 2013 to Dec. 2015• Less trucking activity• Sidewalks open
– Will be few short term closures• Cut and cover pedestrian tunnel
across Broadway (6 months)– Roadway remains open– Parking restrictions near work
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Transit Oriented Development (TOD)• 4-5 sites available for TOD • TOD community forums scheduled during 2009
– June 24th forum on housing and retail
• Developer(s) to be selected in 2012-2013• Construction of some sites could begin prior to station
opening (2015)
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Questions?
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Staying Informed• Monthly electronic newsletters
www.soundtransit.org/subscribe
• Printed and electronic construction alerts
• Regular construction update meetings
• Full time outreach staff
• 24 hour construction hotline 1-888-298-2395
• www.soundtransit.org/u-link
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Truck Haul Route(beginning 2010)
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