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U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Madison Street BRT Seattle Department of Transportation Maria Koengeter FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 Madison Street BRT (Rapid. Ride G) Seattle, WA PROJECT DETAILS • • • Bus Rapid Transit $133. 4 Million 2. 3 miles 11 Stations 12, 300 daily riders Design-Bid-Build Readiness Review Report June 2020 Final Readiness Actions Sept 2020 SSGA & Advertise for Construction Dec 2020 Revenue Service Sept 2024 Insert project picture 2

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 Madison Street BRT Seattle, WA KEY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES • Getting to Readiness for a Small Starts Grant Agreement Deficiency Impacting SSGA (June 2020) Status (Sept 30, 2020) Re-evaluation of NEPA Clearance for Documented Categorical Exclusion is under review by FTA SDOTs Safety Documents are not yet federally compliant The amount of cost contingency in SDOT's budget does not account for the P 65 risk probability The amount of time contingency in SDOT's schedule does not account for the P 65 risk probability There are four critical Third Party Agreements that are not yet fully executed 3

U. S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration FTA TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - VIRTUAL OCTOBER 20 – 21, 2020 Project Name Location KEY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES • Dense, urban environment • Limited right-of-way • Maintaining transit and other traffic during construction • Access to hospitals • Coordination with public and private construction 4