124th ST Overpass Project Status

From the WSDOT website. January 2008

Crews are now working to install sections of the new wall, erosion control and grading on the east side of the bridge.

The weather has made erosion control work challenging for crews and has slowed their progress. However, they continue to work hard to get back on track. Snohomish County has provided the additional funding needed to connect the trail to the bridge.

The cost to build the trail portion of this project required an additional $500,000. This rise is due to increases in construction costs and unforseen design problems.

Timeline

Spring 2008 - We will complete this project and open the new trail and overpass to the public.

Public Involvement
Your thoughts and opinions are important to us.  For more details about project involvement, contact WSDOT Project Engineer

 Marlin Lenssen.

 
McClinchy Meeting Minutes

B.I.K.E.S. Meeting Minutes

Thursday January 10, 2008, 7pm – 9pm

Introductions:  
Speakers #1 Gordon Black BAW Executive Director,
and #2 Steve Thomsen, Director Snohomish County
Public Works
 
The BAW’s legislative agenda consists of at least 6 major goals:
 
1. Transportation Education for Kids 
2. Safeguarding Federal funds distribution
3. Recycling Bill
4. Road Tolling
5. Climate change/Sustainability
6. Safe Passing Law amendment 

Gordon discussed licensing bikes, dismissing it as
impractical and unnecessary.  He mentioned the
“Complete Streets” and its “multiple uses” concept and
the “environment of ignorance” that surrounds it. 

Complete streets include bike lanes on all new or
improved roads and highways. 
 
He believes Proposition 1 was too large and a future effort should be an “incremental” process, taking it in smaller pieces over time. 
 
Speaker Steve Thomsen
 
Thomsen is Director of Public Works, Snohomish County, has been with the county since 1986.  His responsibilities include Transportation.  He helped implement projects
such as the Interurban trail, Centennial trail and the
S. Everett 124th Street pedestrian and bicycle bridge.  
 
Thomsen strongly suggests we lobby our County Council, and State reps.  The current Comprehensive Plan
contains plans for non motorized enhancements, but he
said we must lobby to ensure support for them.  We can review the Comp Plan on the County’s web site. 
 

Of the 450 million dollar planning budget, there is
10 million for non motorized projects.  Bike lanes are part of any road enhancement.  The Snohomish River Road will
be widened from the Hwy 9 bridge underpass, to Airport Way.  He mentioned that County’s goal is to connect the Interurban Trail to the Centennial.
 
He suggested BIKES prioritize our goals and present to County officials to be included in the Comprehensive Plan and Capital Improvement plans.  He added that the
county was looking to hire a public works staff person in support of “transportation demand management”,
including transit, bicycling and ridesharing.