1978/12/06 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

December 6,1978 497 • The regular o order at 1 8:00 a ting o 19978e=ate Hrett earing Room ofthe Coas uncil County Ce • with President alled t CouncilmanOverstreet who was excused,ing and all • councilmeninCatte dance except • • ILL-RING BRIDGE ALTERNATIves(CH7812-462) • Vince Rhinehart of the Engineering Department repo progress of the design for the Widening of the , all-Ringeb Mukilte engineering between od Drive. On April d26thntM1 Mayor andCouncilapproved the cagreementn� which orized e consultant,Tippets, (TAMS) ompleteht dPhase I f the widen McCarthy and n -� Merrill-Ring ti reliminaryoengineering rthe • otta�e has n atema part engineering mi proposal far adoptionawbridge g gsdesign p alternative This design 0 44 tf pnov ridgewidening for bridge adjacent t m oath sid tot the 1 constructing parallel dlcost ridgeeisn$802,400e July 1978 inflation costs. using He then reviewed alternative d2 which luded e w look • alike steel trusses similar to the existing,one on each side of the . existing structure,extending the existing constructing foot wide concr6te deck fsidewalk north. Projected cost of 19y= would be 01,081,5005 f1079T alternatives satisfy the H requirements although the second an • e is abovet ebudgetedcos. Alternative 113 called for a new 30 foot concrete` sidewalk on the cot • curb to curb 704.0 hwidth rrequiremento UAB. estimated cast of • this is 0734,000..wa • Alternative X4 would be a do-nothing alternative. decided �mi- • • ke• of and the reimburse the for expenses incurred i11 t ai a= pproximatir$47,000. i) Rhiiehasaidthe b immediate danger b t v - ' far ertstandards than the sayThere are ) • foot lanes and the n today is teach lane. There haccidents in 9y Federal law stthat 18 II or ss highway sclassified as a one- roadwayand,h bridge as 1 19 feet wide. 1 Councilman 900.so east disruptive to traffic,etc.and nnehart replied alternative alternative evident Gipson a s lo- Minehartoreplied tabout 115efeet of right-ofbwayrin addition t tine structure. • Don Chase,a resident at 1827 Mukilteo Boulevard,suggested there need for this roadwaythrough sethere J Gulchwhichwould c itht g free• way • eliminating along a proposal � recommended alternative dlde higaytsuggestedt d south I side of the bridge be lowered and the bnarrowed which possibly eliminates oftheaetfelti pI would jt increase t speedo boulevard. He-said if a bridge I had to be he felt alternative 142 realized thebridge w arrow but he thought a 44 foot wide bridge was completely unnecessary. L ]l.