2003/07/02 Council Agenda Packet

4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION WSDOT, Sound Transit, and the City of Everett each plan to design and construct certain transportation improvements in the vicinity of Interstate 5 and 112th Street S.E. in Everett, Washington. This AGREEMENT identifies mutual commitments between the City of Everett, Sound Transit and WSDOT pertaining to their respective improvement projects. Sound Transit, in conjunction with WSDOT, has planned a 112th Street S.E./I-5 HOV Direct Access and South Everett Park-and-Ride/Flyer Stop project. This project includes the following elements: • An approximate 400-stall park-and-ride lot and two transit flyer stops within the median of I-5 north of 112th Street S.E. • New bus and carpool access ramps to connect the northbound and southbound 1-5 high- occupancy vehicle (HOV)lanes with the park-and-ride lot in the freeway median. • An extension of the northbound I-5 HOV lane designation past the northbound I-5 off- ramps to SR 526/SR 527 to facilitate buses and carpools merging from the proposed park-and-ride lot into an inside HOV lane rather than a general-purpose lane. • A left-turn lane on112th Street S.E. over I-5 and a traffic signal at 112th Street and the new access ramp that will extend from 112th Street down to the new park-and-ride lot. This work on 112th Street will likely entail widening the bridge over southbound 1-5 and replacing the bridge over northbound I-5. WSDOT will lead the design and construction of the widening of 112th Street within the Interstate 5 right of way. • An access ramp to connect 112th Street S.E. to the new park-and-ride lot. This project will include roadway, flyer stop, parking stall, bridge,wall, drainage, and traffic construction. The final design shall generally follow the work completed in the Design File and Environmental Documentation phases of the project. The City of Everett has planned the improvement of 112th Street S.E., between 3rd Avenue S.E. and the west side of Interstate 5. The City's project includes the following elements: • Street widening from two to five lanes from 3`d Avenue to the west side of I-5 to provide additional capacity within the corridor, matching similar improvements along 112th Street to the west of the project area. The street will consist of two through lanes in both directions and a continuous two-way left turn lane. (The City has not yet developed a project for constructing the five-lane street section between I-5 and SR 527.) • Sidewalks and bicycle lanes in both directions the entire length of the project. Sound Transit, the City of Everett, and WSDOT have collectively determined that it would be unwise to widen 112th Street over Interstate 5 to accommodate the left-turn lane without also widening this street segment to accommodate the additional two through lanes, bike lanes, and standard sidewalks that are being or will be developed along 112th Street. Accordingly, Sound Transit has agreed to incorporate the full five-lane widening of 112th Street over I-5 into the Direct Access/PNR Lot project. It has also been agreed that the City will pay a portion of South Everett P&R / Flyer Stop - 112th Street S.E. Corridor Widening Project 06-12-03 Exhibit B GCA-3610 Page 1 i