11831 AIRPORT RD WHOLE SITE FILE 2020-01-21

Community Transit Swift II BRT—Everett Submittal Page 2,3 improvements will include installation of concrete aprons in front of the stations;modifications to existing curb and gutter,and sidewalk;relocating or modifying some existing local bus stops,retaining wall construction at some locations;modifications to existing storm drainage;utility relocations;signing and striping modifications;and traffic signal improvements or modifications at some locations. Station sites will include fifteen(15) station pairs,a single northbound station at 220th Street SE,a single station with extended platform at Canyon Park Park&Ride,and two station shelters with amenities at the proposed Seaway Transit Center. The Swift II BRT project will also include project elements to improve safety and reliability to transit service within the congested travel corridor.To provide improved transit reliability,reduced travel time,and improved safety for Swiftoperation,roadway improvements are proposed at three locations within the corridor: 128th Street SW/SE at I-5,northbound SR 527 at 164th Street SE,and southbound SR 527 at SR 524/208th Street SE.These roadway improvements will include roadway widening,curb and gutter,sidewalk, retaining walls,traffic signal modifications and relocations,traffic island modifications,storm drainage installation and modifications,and utility relocations. Everett Review and Coordination Community Transit has been working with all of the affected jurisdictions including Everett since spring 2015. Those efforts have included station siting review,identification and coordination of the associated roadway improvements,negotiating interagency agreements,and review of the 30%and 60%design level plans for the Corridor Stations. A copy of our responses to the City's 60%review comments has been included in this submittal for your reference. Six (6) of the Swift BRT stations are located within the City of Everett: • Station#3021 Airport Road at SR 99 northbound; • Stations#3039 and 3020 Airport Road at 112th Street SW southbound and northbound; • Stations#3037 and 3018 Airport Road at Kasch Park Road southbound and northbound;and • Station#3036/3017 Seaway Transit Center northbound/southbound (shelter installations only). Please note that the Corridor Station plans submitted include only those plan view sheets applicable to the stations listed above that are within the City of Everett. The detail sheets include details for various stations within the project corridor and may not apply to every station. Other Reviews/Approvals • Community Transit prepared a NEPA Documented Categorical Exclusion(DCE) for this project. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA)reviewed and concurred with the NEPA documentation on March 21,2016. Electronic copies of all NEPA documents have been included in this submittal for your reference. • Due to delays in permitting for Geotechnical exploration,completion of the Geotechnical report will not occur until the first of December. The completed Geotechnical report will follow as soon as it is completed. Ii:\project\32100\32130T\Admin\Corresp\Everett11292016L.docx