2019/06/12 Council Agenda Packet

Section 9 Smith and Spencer Islands Langus Riverfront Park is currently the primary public access area in this section. Existing facilities include rowing facilities, picnic areas, a boat launch, piers, and a trail that extends along the river around the Water Pollution Control Facility and up along Union Slough. The trail connects to a bridge crossing Union Slough to the CountyNVDFW Spencer Island trail system. -- -• The Port of Everett constructed ti 5 • the Union Slough Saltmarsh - and Habitat Restoration Public " `'' Access and Viewing area on • Spencer Island. Access is �5- obtained at the Biringer Farm _ _�,� }� exit from SR 529. The project = r includes a small parking area, • - - trails and interpretive signs. Description of Projects and Details 9.1 Ross Avenue Trail Improvements Planned trail improvements include a trail connecting Langus Park to SR 529 along Ross Avenue. The trail improvements have not been designed but are expected to be within a 60- foot Ross Avenue right-of-way. The proposed improvements include bike lanes, which may be separate or located between the travel lanes, and sidewalks. Final road and trail improvements will probably not be constructed until water and sewer utilities are installed on the island to allow more intense use of the properties. Interim improvements to Ross Avenue should be constructed within the next few years. The interim improvements will be constructed/funded in association with several shoreline developments in the area and will include a 32-foot pavement cross-section within a 60-foot right-of-way. This will accommodate two 12-foot-wide vehicle travel lanes and 4-foot wide paved shoulders for use by bicycles and pedestrians. As SR 529 is expanded or reconstructed in the future by WSDOT, improvements to the roadway and bridges should include widened and improved bicycle/pedestrian lanes on both the northbound and southbound lanes. (See Section 4.10.) Shoreline Public Access Plan Update 2019 60 53