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May 23, 2019
Dave Becher
SR 520 Program Director of Construction
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SR 520 Program Public Meeting:Montlake Market property
David GoldbergSR 520 Program Ombudsman
Penny Mabie
Meeting facilitator
Meeting welcome, agenda
• WSDOT Presentation
• Q&A session
• Public feedback
• Closing remarks
• Meeting adjourns – 7 p.m.
Conceptual rendering of a public outlook at
west end of a new Montlake lid, looking west.
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SR 520: Montlake Project and
the “Rest of the West”
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SR 520 Montlake Project
and the Montlake Market
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• WSDOT’s need for market and gas station property
• Legislature’s 2018 directive to WSDOT
• Soliciting community feedback
WSDOT’s Montlake Market survey
• Jan. 30 - Feb. 14 online survey
• 1,729 responses
• Strong support for market, but diverse opinions on cost
• Many opposed to WSDOT using property for entire duration of SR 520 reconstruction
• High interest in how property is used after Montlake Project construction
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• Survey report link: https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2019/03/22/SR520-Report-MontlakeMarket-Survey-web.pdf
Discussions with the
Community and Legislature
• WSDOT discussed Montlake Market with legislators:
Potential to avoid disturbance of building
Estimated $20 million cost to preserve market operations
Property’s contamination
• Legislators could not support added project costs, but wanted to address community’s interests
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Legislature’s new directive
• New proviso in 2019-2021 transportation budget
• Directs WSDOT to:
Offer lease to Montlake Market until Jan. 1, 2020
Identify area on or near market property for temporary market orfood service to operate during construction
Sell market property after Montlake Project complete … 5 to 6 years sooner than previously planned
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What does the Legislature’s
new directive mean?
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• WSDOT needs gas station and market property
• Close and remove gas station
• Clean up soil and groundwater contamination
• Close and remove Montlake Market building
• Work to provide an area for a temporary market / food service during construction
• Sell property after Montlake Project is completed – about six years sooner than previously planned
Next steps
• May - June 2019:
WSDOT and property owner reached sale agreement
Negotiate temporary lease with gas station
Negotiate Montlake Market lease to Jan. 1, 2020
• Summer 2019:
Close gas station
Additional soils and groundwater testing
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Next steps, cont’d
• Summer-fall 2019:
Confirm cleanup plan
Begin gas station cleanup
Offer current Market operators opportunity to operate temporary market or food service
If current operators decline, solicit offers from other potential market orfood-service vendors
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Next steps, cont’d• Jan. 1, 2020:
Montlake Market lease ends
• Early 2020:
Provide area for temporary market / food service
Relocate cell tower
Remove Market building
Clean up market area
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• 2023 (currently anticipated):
WSDOT completes Montlake Project, sells remainder of property
Cleanup of a former gas-station site
Montlake Project engagement
• June 6, 2019:
Montlake Project design and preconstruction open house
o 5:30–7:30 p.m.
o St. Demetrios
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• Summer 2019: Montlake Project monthly
public meetings begin
Montlake Project drop-in information center opens
Your
questions
(20 min.)
Your
feedback
(20 min.)
Closing
remarks
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Graham Contracting’s conceptual rendering
of a new Montlake lid and reconstructed SR
520, looking west.
Thank you!
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Email us at:[email protected]
SR 520 Construction Cornerhttps://sr520Construction.com
Tonight’s presentation willbe online at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wsdot/sets/72157703288866895/
Presentation also linked from the SR 520 Program website:www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr520bridge
Graham Contracting’s conceptual rending of a
pedestrian and bicycle land bridge over
SR 520, in Montlake.