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There are more than 500 parking spaces in the existing county garage that will also be demolished. These facilities are primarily used for staff, fleet and handicapped parking. Handicapped parking will be relocated to the "Diamond" lot in the northwest corner of Oakes and Wall. The garage is constructed in two separate sections and it is expected that the north half will be demolished in July 2002, leaving up to 170 parking spaces in the south half operational until the new 1,200 space garage is opened. Therefore the loss of parking spaces in the existing garage during the construction period will be limited to about 330 parking spaces. Some of the existing activities that generate parking demands will also be temporarily relocated to the Cogswell (former Bon) building because of the demolition of buildings such as the Work Release Building on the jail site and the Ginni Stevens auditorium. This will slightly reduce the existing parking demands in the immediate vicinity of the site. However, temporary parking facilities will need to be provided for most of the displaced parking demands during the construction period. The County will provide a variety of off-site parking facilities and use existing or special shuttle bus services to bring staff, jurors, and visitors to campus activities until the new underground parking facility is completed. The County is currently negotiating to secure more than 570 parking spaces for the construction period at two locations. The Wells Fargo garage at Wetmore and California is within two blocks of the campus and will provide about 230 parking spaces. A further 340 parking spaces are available at the Everett Station at least until commuter rail starts operating between Everett and downtown Seattle. Everett Station is within walking distance of the campus and a bus shuttle to the downtown is also available. 10.4 Construction Parking Parking for construction workers will be required throughout the 2002 to 2004 period. The County will work with the contractor to ensure that construction workers are provided adequate off-site parking facilities with bus or van shuttles to the worksites. The County will also work the City of Everett to coordinate the needs for all construction workers in the downtown during this time period. 10.5 Construction Traffic Construction of the County facilities will be managed by a General Contractor (GC) or Construction Management (CM) specialist. Delivery of equipment and materials to the site will be coordinated by the GC/CM, as well as the schedule of road closures. Estimates of the number of trucks or schedule of activities are not currently available. The GC/CM will work closely with the City of Everett through the Traffic Task Force to develop a reasonable schedule and to minimize the impacts of construction traffic. CRI Transportation Impact Analysis Page 42 June 2002