Puget Sound Gateway Program SR 167 and SR

Puget Sound Gateway Program SR 167 and SR 509 Completion Projects City of Sea. Tac Council February 14, 2017 CRAIG J. STONE, PE GATEWAY PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR

Puget Sound Gateway Program - SR 509 & SR 167 • Completing the Gateway Program provides more direct freight links from the state’s largest ports to the distribution centers in the region and to Eastern Washington • Provides direct access to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport from the south for both passenger and air cargo • Supports community and economic development 1

Context for the Program • Puget Sound Regional Council Transportation 2040 Plan • Cities & Counties Comprehensive Land Use Plans • Urban and Manufacturing Industrial Centers • Forecasted travel patterns 2025 & 2045 • Input from stakeholders • Practical design process 2

SR 509 History Begin Corridor EIS SR 509 Record of Decision (ROD issued; Begin ROW IJR completed acquisition Major Investment Study Ref 49 funding Gas tax increase 1991 Gas tax increase Begin Corrido r EIS Initiative 695 1995 Nickel funding 1999 TPA funding 2003 2005 Nickel funding Major Tier I EIS Record Investment of Decision Study (ROD), Begin Right of Way acquisition TPA funding SR 509 Puget Sound Toll Feasibility Gateway Study Report Fee bill funding 2010 2013 NEPA Re-evaluation CWA funding 2015 Fee bill funding Gateway Program Established CWA funding NEPA Re-evaluation SR 167 Toll Puget Sound Tier II EIS ROD Feasibility and Gateway Comprehensive Report Studies SR 167 History 3

Connecting Washington Project Highlights • • • SR 167/SR 509 Puget Sound Gateway - $1. 9 billion SR 520 “Rest of the West” - $1. 6 billion I-405 Lynwood to Tukwila Corridor Improvements - $1. 3 billion US 395 North Spokane Corridor - $879 million I-5 JBLM Congestion Relief Project - $494 million I-90 Snoqualmie Pass - $426 million 2

Puget Sound Gateway Program Total funding is $1. 87 billion; this amount assumes $310 million local match and tolling funding. $2 b Local contribution of $130 million $1. 5 b Toll funding of $180 million $1. 0 b $0. 5 b Connecting Washington funding of up to $1. 575 billion $0. 0 b 5

Legislative Direction In making budget allocations to the Puget Sound Gateway project, the department shall implement the project's construction as a single corridor investment. The department shall develop a coordinated corridor Construction and Implementation Plan for SR 167 and SR 509 in collaboration with affected stakeholders. Specific funding allocations must be based on where and when specific project segments are ready for construction to move forward and investments can be best optimized for timely project completion. Emphasis must be placed on avoiding gaps in fund expenditures for either project. 6

Puget Sound Gateway Process Legislature/Governor WSDOT Public Outreach SR 167 Steering Committee SR 167 Executive Committee SR 509 Steering Committee 7

Program Schedule to Endorse Construction and Implementation Plan 2016 2017 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Practical Design 2 1 SR 509 Kick-off Review scenarios & bus tour SR 167 Kick-off Environmental Review 4 3 Preliminary Preferred Scenario Updated modeling info 5 Endorse Construction & Implementation Plan Public Engagement SR 509 Open House SR 167 Open Houses EJ outreach Public outreach Executive Committee Public outreach Public Outreach 8

Scenario Refinement Process SR 509 Process SR 167 Process $712 M $973 M 1 1 CLOSE THE GAP $1, 117 M 2 2 A $923 M 3 A 3 3 A $978 M 3 B 4 4 A 2 B 2 A 2 2 B 3 4 A 4 $1, 065 M Preliminary Preferred Scenario 2 C $1, 045 M 2 D $1, 086 M 2 E $1, 897 M $1, 933 M 5 5 EIS+ 9

SR 167 Overview • Completing State Route 167 provides a more direct freight link from the Port of Tacoma to the distribution centers in the region and to Eastern Washington, thus improving economic vitality • Relieves congestion on local streets & improves safety • Supports local & regional comprehensive planning • Improves system continuity & regional mobility 10

SR 167: Scenario 2 C Highlighted features: • ½ SPUI at 54 th Ave interchange • Service level Diverging Diamond interchange at I-5 • ½ Diamond interchange at Valley Avenue • ½ SPUI interchange at Meridian Avenue $26 m $84 m $91 m $1, 065 m $315 m $65 m $26 m $204 m $74 m Other Items Total $180 m • Interurban Trail • RRP & Wetland Mitigation 11

SR 509 Overview • SR 509 improves transportation connections between urban and manufacturing centers in south King County for people and goods • Provides south access to airport for passengers and air cargo • Adjacent Sound Transit light rail, and King County trail projects are moving forward with designs that are dependent on the SR 509 footprint 12

SR 509 Scenario 3 A 13

SR 509: Scenario 3 A 14

SR 509 Scenario 3 A – Within the City of Sea. Tac 15

Preliminary Gateway Construction Staging within Phase 1 16

Puget Sound Gateway Funding Connecting WA as enacted by 2015 Legislature Local Funding 2021 -2023 2019 -2021 $60 m Toll Funding 2023 -2025 -2027 -2029 $70 m 2029 -2031 $180 m 2017 -2019 2015 -2017 $58 m $2. 5 m TOTAL $2. 5 m $58 m $235 m $302 m $313 m $300 m $20 m $305 m $395 m $302 m $313 m $300 m $200 m 17

FASTLANE Grant Application • New Federal grant program focused on freight projects • $4. 5 B program through 2020 • $800 M awarded in FFY 2016 to 18 Recipients (212 applications received totaling almost $10 B) • $850 M Notice of Funding Opportunity for FFY 2017 announced on Oct 28 th, with applications due Dec 15 th • Submitted application on December 15, 2016 for $114. 4 million • Application included a Benefit-Cost Analysis: Case Net Present Value (2015$) Benefit-Cost Ratio Case A: 7% Discount Rate $1. 23 billion 2. 32 Case B: 3% Discount Rate $5. 22 billion 5. 17 18

Gateway Phasing PHASE 1 (to 2031) SR 509: 3 A $923 m PHASE 2 (future) Local Access • Meridian Interchange (west half) • 188 th Interchange (south half) • 200 th Interchange • Valley Interchange (east half) I-5 • SR 167 – SR 18 NB auxiliary lane • 272 nd – SR 516 NB auxiliary lane • SR 516 – SR 509 NB collector/distributor lanes SR 167: 2 C $1, 065 m Connect WA $1, 565 m Toll $180 m Local $130 m FASTLANE $114 m HOV • SR 509 HOV (fifth and sixth lanes) • SR 509 HOV Direct Access Ramps • SR 167 HOV (fifth and sixth lanes) • SR 167 HOV Direct Access Ramps Forward Compatibility (features that could be constructed in Phase 1 that are needed in Phase 2) • SR 509 • Sea-Tac Airport South Access Expressway • I-5 • SR 167 19

More information: Craig J. Stone, PE Puget Sound Gateway Program Administrator (206) 464 -1222 stonec@wsdot. wa. gov 20