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Strander Boulevard Extension Project
City of Renton
September 2004
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PROJECT NARRATIVE
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' Project Name
The proposed project is called Strander Boulevard Extension and SW 27`h Street Corridor
Improvements. The purpose of the project is to improve travel speed, reliability, and
' access in the north Renton/south Tukwila area. The project will create a cross-valley link
between West Valley Highway(SR 181) and Oakesdale Ave. SW with a single roadway
overpass will be constructed over both a relocated Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) track
' and two Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) tracks. From Oakesdale Ave.
SW to East Valley Road, SW 27`h Street will be widened with pedestrian facilities and
' landscaping added. Figure 4-1 shows the project area.
' Project Size and Location
This project will encompass approximately 100 acres between West Valley Highway (SR
181) and Oakesdale Ave. SW that links Tukwila, Washington to Renton, Washington.
This project study area is located in Section 19, Township 23 North, Range 5 East;
Sections 24 and 25, Township 23 North, Range 4 East; Section 30, Township 23 North,
' Range 5 East(see Location Map, Figure 1). Renton is located at the south end of Lake
Washington on the edge of metropolitan and rural King County. Figure 4-1 shows the
location of the project.
The study area is sideways T-shape. It includes the area between the west side of the
Interurban Trail and the east side of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad
' track. The study area is wider in the vicinity of Strander Boulevard because it is possible
that the trail would be moved. The southern boundary is south of a railroad spur heading
northwest from the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) mainline (the spur that crosses the
' Green River,not the short spur that serves adjacent businesses), which is about 1,700 feet
south of Strander Boulevard. The spur would be the approximate takeoff point for a new
UPRR mainline track that would replace the existing track. The new track would parallel
the existing BNSF tracks. On the north end, the study area extends just past 1-405 where
the UPRR track begins to parallel the BNSF tracks.
Land Use Permits Required
The following permits or approvals will be necessary for this project:
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Permit Authority Name of Permit
Federal (FHWA) National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) Environmental Classification
' Summary (ECS) and Categorical
Exemption
' Federal (ACOE) Clean Water Act(CWA) §404 permit
State (WDOE) CWA §401 Water Quality Certification
' State (WDOE) NPDES (CWA §402) general construction
permit
' State (WDOE) Hydraulic Project Approval
' City of Renton Shoreline Substantial Development Permit
City of Renton Right of Way Use Permit
' City of Renton Building and construction permits
' City of Tukwila Shoreline Substantial Development Permit
City of Tukwila Sensitive areas and construction documents
' reviews
' Request for Shoreline Substantial Development Permit from the City of Renton
The project area and the roadway will cross directly over Springbrook Creek. Because the
existing box culvert was sized large enough when it was installed to fully accommodate
' the road expansion,the only work that might occur below the ordinary high water mark
of Springbrook Creek would be the replacement of the two existing stormwater outfalls.
However, construction of roadway will occur within the 200-foot shoreline jurisdiction,
as well as over the creek. Accordingly, a Shoreline Substantial Development Permit will
be needed for the project, and shoreline permit review is requested as part of this
submittal. The ordinary high water mark (OHWM) for Springbrook Creek
' (approximately 15.0 feet elevation above mean sea level) has been added to the site plans
in Section 10 of this application as well as the Flood Hazard Plan in Section 17.
' Request for Variance (Deferral of Approval for Wetlands Mitigation Plan) from the City
of Renton
' The development of a final Wetlands Mitigation Plan will take more time than will be
provided in this environmental review process, in part due to the need for some further
design work and decisions. As is indicated in the Conceptual Wetlands Mitigation Plan
' (attached), a commitment is being made to meet the full wetlands mitigation requirement
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' per the municipal code. A variance is requested to defer the final approval of the wetland
mitigation measures. A final Wetlands Mitigation Plan will be submitted prior to
' construction Phase II (the first phase that incurs the wetland impacts). The City of
Tukwila will review and approve the mitigation plan as it is developed, as per other
project documents.
Zoning Designation and Current Use of Site
Four different Cityof Renton zoning designations are within the proposed project area.
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Figure 4-2 shows the city zoning map for the project area. From the western city limit
eastward to the intersection of Oakesdale Avenue SW and SW 27th Street, the property is
zoned Commercial Office (CO). Proceeding eastward along the north side of SW 27th
' Street to Lind Avenue SW, the property is zoned Industrial- Heavy (IH). Along the same
segment on the south side of SW 27th Street, the property (owned by the City of Renton)
is zoned Resource Conservation (RC). On the north side of SW 27th Street from Lind
' Avenue SW to East Valley Road, the property is zoned Industrial- Light (IL). Along the
same segment on the south side of SW 27th Street, the property is designated as
Industrial- Medium (IM).
' In Renton, commercial and light industrial land uses are located along the proposed
project corridor, in particular on the north side of SW 27`h St. and near its intersection
' with East Valley Road. A large portion of the land south of SW 27`h St. and the proposed
Strander Blvd. extension are undeveloped and depicted as Resource Conservation on the
Renton zoning map. There are no residential or recreational land uses near the proposed
project area within Renton City limits.
The zoning classifications in the City of Tukwila are the same as the comprehensive plan
' designations (e.g., Tukwila Urban Center and Commercial Light Industrial). The
Tukwila Urban Center is the specific area characterized by high-density regional uses that
include commercial uses, offices, light industry, warehousing, and retail uses.
tThe Commercial/ Light Industrial is an area characterized by a mix of commercial,
office, or light industrial uses. Commercial areas consist of offices, lodging,
' entertainment, and retail activities. Light industrial areas are characterized by distributive
and light manufacturing uses with supportive commercial and office uses.
In Tukwila, land uses surrounding the intersection of West Valley Highway and Strander
Blvd. and north up to 1-405, consist of commercial uses catered to the traveling public,
including restaurants, gas stations, and convenience stores. South of that intersection the
' land uses, while still containing commercial uses, are more light-industrial commercial
uses such as manufacturing. There are no residential land uses near the proposed project
area within the Tukwila city limits. A short portion of the Interurban Trail, a recreational
' use, is located near the western terminus of the proposed project and would likely be
affected by it.
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Special Site Features
IWaterbodies
The proposed project area is within the Duwamish River/Green River watershed, WRIA
#9. The major water bodies near the proposed project area are the Green River and
' Springbrook Creek(stream number 09-0005). The Green River flows south to north, and
is located west of the proposed project area along the west side of the West Valley
' Highway. The Green River's name changes to the Duwamish River at river mile 11,
where it converges with the Black River. The'Duwamish River flows into Elliott Bay in
Seattle. Springbrook Creek flows south to north and bisects the project area along 27th
Street SW between Oakesdale Ave. SW and Lind Ave. SW. It flows to the Black River
Pump Station located near the intersection of I-405 freeway and the Valley Parkway. The
pump station discharges into the Green/Duwamish River. This pump station has defined
pump capacity restrictions, which regulate the flows in Springbrook Creek. SW 27`h
r Street will be widened on either side and across Springbrook Creek, where an earlier City
of Renton project replaced old, undersized arch culverts with a new, greatly enlarged box
' culvert. This culvert was sized large enough(per the modeling for the East Side Green
River Watershed Project, 1997) to accommodate the future expansion of SW 27`h St., and
so will not need to be further modified.
' Other water bodies in or adjacent to the proposed project area include drainage ponds and
drainage ditches, and 29 wetlands that have been delineated in the project area. Fourteen
of the twenty-nine wetlands or their buffer areas may be affected by the proposed project.
Of these, 13 wetlands may have buffer impacts and five may have wetland impacts. In
summary, 9 wetlands only have buffer impacts, 1 wetland only has wetland impacts, and
' 4 have both wetland and buffer impacts, for a total of 14 wetlands. Approximately 2.02
acres of wetland impact would result from roadway improvements. In addition, 3.90
acres of buffer impacts would result. Wetland impacts from fill placement would result in
ia decrease of wetland functions and values performed.
' Floodplains
Portions of the project area lie within the floodplain. Springbrook Creek,which the
project crosses, is a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) floodway. No fill
will be placed in the FEMA floodway, and no additional constriction of flow in the
floodway will result from this project. The existing box culvert will pass the existing and
future 100-year flood flows. However, construction and associated fill will be placed
' below the 100-year flood elevation in the vicinity of Springbrook Creek.
' During construction of the proposed action, location(s) should be identified in the
Springbrook Creek drainage upstream of the SW 27th Street crossing for the
development of approximately 2,430 cubic yards of compensatory storage. The
' compensatory storage could be achieved by removing dirt from below the 100-year
floodplain elevation and transferring the volume to a receiving location above the 100-
year floodplain elevation (future conditions) of 19.2 feet.
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' If unmitigated, floodwater storage capacity would be reduced accordingly. This would
result in some additional backing-up of water in the upstream tributaries and ponding of
' excess water, and contribute to a slightly higher flood elevation and frequency in these
upstream areas.
Geology
The proposed project crosses recent fill and soft and loose deposits that are susceptible to
' liquefaction and its associated effects, and the entire project area is within a high
liquefaction susceptibility zone. The effects of the potentially liquefiable soil beneath the
proposed action would likely include reduction of vertical capacity and a reduction in
lateral support/increased lateral soil pressures on the proposed foundations and ground
settlement.
rCurrent design-level earthquakes could occur during the life of the project, causing
liquefaction. The effects of liquefaction may include decrease of bearing capacity for
existing shallow foundations, ground surface settlement, reduction in lateral and vertical
capacity of new deep foundations, cut slope and fill instability, and lateral deflection of
existing utilities. Liquefaction alone could cause large ground settlement.
' Nearly all of the potential seismic impacts could be mitigated by proper design and
standard construction procedures. Liquefaction and, in particular, liquefaction-induced
settlement may require nonstandard construction procedures to partially mitigate;
however, these procedures, although nonstandard, are not uncommon given current
seismic design criteria and earthquake engineering technology.
Soil Type and Drainage Conditions
1 The geological and soil conditions for the site are described in detail in the Geology and
Soils Technical Discipline Report, Strander Boulevard Extension Project, (May 2004).
The soils encountered during reconnaissance geotechnical boring installations included
1 eight primary units including a fill unit, Peat/Peaty Deposits, Estuarine/Overbank
Deposits, Cedar River Alluvium, Beach Deposit, Duwamish/Green River Alluvium,
Cedar River Alluvium—Gravel, and the Vashon Advance Outwash.
The human-placed fill material (Hf) comprises the top geological unit, which
consists of varying composition was placed in depressions or for railroad
embankments. The permeability of the fill material is variable. The largest
deposits of fill material are the UPRR and BNSF railroad embankments near the
western end of the proposed alignment.
A peat layer(Hp) about 1 to 3 feet thick was encountered between about elevation
zero and 10 feet in borings B-101 through B-103, B-105 and B-106, B-108
' through B-110, and B-112, which indicates a somewhat continuous peat deposit
The fill quantities were updated since the publication of the Floodplains Discipline Report, May 2004.
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' west of Oakesdale Avenue SW. Logs were encountered in boring B-I I I between
22 and 27 feet below ground surface. A more continuous peat layer about 4 to 5
' feet thick was encountered near the same elevations in all the borings east of
Oakesdale Avenue SW (B-201 through B-205).
The Green/Duwamish and Cedar Rivers deposited this fine-grained floodplain
and deltaic unit (He). This unit was not overridden by glacial ice. It consists of
very soft to medium stiff, slightly fine sandy, clayey silt and silty clay, with
scattered organics and discrete peat lenses and layers. This unit has a relatively
low permeability. It is found throughout the site, in every boring drilled along the
proposed alignment.
The Cedar River Alluvium (HaQ is a fine to medium alluvial unit that was
deposited from the ancient Cedar River after the last glaciation of the Puget
Lowland. The unit consists of loose to very dense, sandy gravel and gravelly
sand,and contains scattered organics and numerous lenses and layers of loose silt
and fine sand, and is locally clayey. This unit is comprised of rounded to
' subrounded particles of crystalline rock, typical of glacial deposits in the Cedar
River valley. This unit has a range of relative permeability from low to high.
Based on borings B-107 and B-109, this unit has a maximum thickness of about
50 feet. The unit appears to pinch out to the west, as indicated by the soils
encountered in borings B-102, B-103, and B-105. To the east of boring B-110
MW,the borings did not penetrate deep enough to encounter Cedar River
alluvium.
' The beach deposit(Hb) is a coarse soil was deposited on beaches or created by
wave action on beach lines in the Green/Duwamish River Embayment during a
lower level of Puget Sound. The unit consists of very dense gravel; clean to
slightly silty, sandy gravel or gravelly sand, with a trace of shell fragments. The
unit is comprised of rounded to subrounded pieces of crystalline rock but with
traces of basalt and red andesite and has a relatively medium to high permeability.
' The presence of shells fragments was confirmed in two borings, B-109 and 13-
205.
The Duwamish/Green River Alluvium (HaD) is a fine-to medium-grained
alluvial unit was deposited in the channels of the Green/Duwamish River and was
not overridden by glacial ice. The unit consists of medium dense to very dense,
' clean to silty, fine sand and fine to medium sand, with scattered fine organics. It
is comprised of subrounded to subangular pieces of dark gray to black basalt and
red to red-brown andesite. It has a range of relative permeability from low to
high. This alluvial deposit was found in all of the explorations and significantly
thickens to the west of B-108 MWNWP.
The Cedar River Alluvium—Gravel unit (Hag) is very coarse alluvial unit and
was deposited from the ancient Cedar River after the last glaciation of the Puget
Lowland. The unit consists of dense to very dense, sandy gravel and gravelly
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' sand and contains scattered organics. The unit is comprised of rounded to
subrounded particles of crystalline rock, typical of glacial deposits in the Cedar
' River Valley, and has a relatively high permeability. Drilling action indicated that
there might be cobbles and boulders in this geologic unit. Two strata of this unit
were encountered in the deeper borings (13-103, 13-105 VWP and 13-107)
1 separated by other alluvial layers about 15 feet thick.
The Vashon advance glacial outwash (Qva) was deposited during the last
glaciation of the Puget Lowland and was overridden by about 3,000 feet of glacial
ice. This unit consists of very dense, gray, gravelly sand and was only
encountered in the bottom of boring B-103. The unit is comprised of rounded to
' subrounded particles of crystalline rock and has a relatively high permeability.
The drainage conditions are described in detail in the Surface Water Technical Discipline
Report, Strander Boulevard Extension Project, (May 2004). Due to the flat topography at
the project site, the risk of landsliding is very low. The Soil Survey of King County map
(Snyder et al., 1973) was reviewed to approximate areas that may be susceptible to
' erosion when disturbed by construction. Soil units are considered to be erosion hazards if
they are considered to be "severe" or"very severe"per the Woodland Groups, Wood
Crops and Factors in Management of the Soil Survey. Table 4-1 presents the soil units,
their geologic unit equivalents, and the level of erosion hazard. Figure 4-3 presents the
Soils Map.
Table 4-1: Erosion Hazard Units
Soil Type Geologic Unit Erosion Hazard
Newberg silt loam on slopes HaD/HeD Slight
<2%
Puyallup fine sandy loam on HaD/HeD Slight
1 slopes <2%
Puget silty clay loam on slopes HeD Slight
<1%
Snohomish silt loam on slopes HeD Slight
<2%
Tukwila muck on slopes <1% HeD Slight
Woodinville silt loam on slopes HaD/HeD Slight
<2%
' Fill materials (Hf), also designated as urban land (Ur) in the King County soil survey,
should be considered severe to very severe erosion hazards on slopes exceeding 15
percent. For temporarily exposed, unretained cut slopes in native soils, the erosion
thazard would likely increase.
In addition to the Soil Survey information, the City of Renton sensitive areas map for
erosion hazards indicates that the entire proposed project area is within a low erosion
hazard area. Figure 4-4 shows the flood hazard classifications.
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' The proposed project area between the West Valley Highway and Oakesdale Avenue has
no existing drainage facilities, except for intermittent ditches on both sides of the two
' railroad tracks. Given the relatively flat terrain in this area(slopes < 1%) and several low
spots (e.g., small, closed depressions), these ditches do not convey stormwater a
significant distance; instead stormwater infiltrates into the ground.
Up to seven existing storm outfalls and possibly two new outfalls might be affected or
utilized by the proposed action (where outfalls are defined as point discharges into
surface water bodies). These outfalls are presented in Table 4-2. This is where
stormwater runoff currently discharges off of the roadway and into a water body. Other
runoff locations from the project includes non-point sheet flow runoff, which is in the
' proposed alignment between Oakesdale Avenue SW and the West Valley Highway.
' Table 4-2: Existing and New Storm Outfalls
Outfall Location Description
Green River, Pipe outfall at river bank
south side of Strander Boulevard
Green River, —1,000 ft. south Pipe outfall at river bank (would only be
of Strander Boulevard affected if stormwater were conveyed
from the detention pond of the overpass
to be discharged to the Green River)
Wetland Location (not determined) east New pipe outfall into wetland (would be
of roadway overpass in Renton' emplaced only if stormwater were
conveyed from the detention pond of the
overpass to be discharged to Renton
wetlands in order to provide supplemental
water per request of the City).
Water Quality Pond at NE corner of Pipe outfall into pond
of Oakesdale Ave & SW 27th Street
rWater Quality Pond SW of Oakesdale New pipe outfall into new water quality
Ave and SW 27`h Street (location not pond, with treated water discharging by
determined)' pipe outfall into wetland at SW corner of
Oakesdale Ave. & SW 27`h Street(would
be emplaced only if stormwater were not
' conveyed to treatment and detention
located within the right-of-way).
Springbrook Creek, West Bank Pipe Outfall into Creek
at SW 27th Street
Springbrook Creek, East Bank Pipe Outfall into Creek
at SW 27th Street
Wetland at SW corner of SW 27th St. Pipe outfall into wetland'
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and Lind Ave
1 Storm Pipe System along E. Valley Rd. Storm pipe system along E. Valley Rd.
then discharging into open ditch approx.
1,200 ft. north of SW 27th Street
La This is the probable outfall location. The precise information on this outfall is
not available at this time.
Information in this table was updated since the publication of the Surface Water
discipline Report, May 2004.
Proposed Use of Property and Scope of Proposed Development
The purpose of the project is to improve travel speed, reliability, and access in the north
Renton/south Tukwila area. The project will create a cross-valley link between West
Valley Highway (SR 181) and Oakesdale Ave. SW with a single roadway overpass will
be constructed over both a relocated Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) track and two
' Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) tracks. From Oakesdale Ave. SW to East
Valley Road, SW 27th Street will be widened with pedestrian facilities and landscaping
added. The project area will be approximately 100 acres.
Access
The majority of the roadway is designed to be in existing Tukwila and Renton right-of-
ways. A small portion of the Sound Transit property will need to be acquired for the new
roadway located within Tukwila's city limits, as the project will be providing a signalized
intersection for access into the Sound Transit Station. The Boeing Company donated
176,171 square feet(or 4.04 acres) of right-of-way for the project, which will provide
two signalized intersections for access to the Boeing Longacres Site.
Proposed Off-Site Improvements (i.e., sidewalks, fire hydrants, sewer
main, etc...)
Due to the nature of this project, all improvements are considered off-site. The project
will include an extension of a road that will create a cross-valley link between West
Valley Highway (SR 181) and Oakesdale Ave. SW.
As part of the road construction efforts, sidewalks, bicycle facilities, landscaping, sewer
mains, water mains, fire hydrants, storm water management systems, and street lighting
will also be constructed.
The City of Renton is designing the water, sewer and fire suppression systems. They will
be constructed in the right-of-way (ROW) and easements. The lines will not be larger
than 12" in diameter.
Perteet will be designing the road, sidewalks, bridge, lighting and storm water features,
the site plans provided in Section 10 below show the proposed design of these features
and eventually the City of Renton's design of the fire, water, and sewer features will be
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included in these site plans. The current site plans provided in Section 10 show the
proposed storm water system with the except of the features on the roadway overpass.
The storm water design for the overpass will be discussed in the Supplement to the
Hydraulics Report, which is currently being prepared for the City of Renton. The
following is a general description of the improvements that will be completed as part of
this project.
' Relocation of the Union Pacific Railroad Track
The UPRR track will be shifted to the east to parallel the existing two sets of BNSF track.
A new railroad track will be constructed within a new 100-foot right-of-way adjacent to
the BNSF right-of-way and then joined with the existing UPRR track at both ends of the
project area. Approximately 5,500 feet of new track will be constructed at an elevation
similar to that of the existing BNSF tracks. Construction will require placement of
125,000 cubic yards of earth and gravel for the new railroad bed. The new UPRR track
will be located at the center of the new 100-foot right-of-way. Approximately the same
amount of track and railroad bed will be removed from the existing UPRR location as
will be constructed at the new UPRR track location. The railroad bed material will be
disposed of at an approved location or reused as a construction fill material.
New Roadway Construction from West Valley Highway to Oakesdale Avenue SW
A new roadway will be constructed from the intersection of West Valley Highway (SR
181) and Strander Boulevard to the intersection of Oakesdale Avenue SW and SW 27th
Street. The roadway alignment will be an extension of Strander Boulevard and curve to
match up with the existing alignment of SW 27th Street.
This proposal features a roadway overpass that will be constructed over the two existing
BNSF tracks and the new UPRR track. The overpass will provide vertical clearance of
23.5 feet for train clearance.
From West Valley Highway to the overpass, the roadway will consist of five lanes (four
thru lanes and a two-way left turn lane), landscaped strips, a sidewalk on the north side,
and a shared use path on the south side. Bicycle facilities will be provided on the shared
use path. The landscaped strips will be provided between the traveled way and the
pedestrian facilities, and in some locations where a two-way left turn lane is not needed, a
landscaped median will be provided. The overpass will not have the two-way left turn
lane and planter strips. From the overpass east to Oakesdale Avenue SW, the same five-
lane roadway, landscape strips, and pedestrian/bicycle facilities will be constructed. This
section(including the roadway,pedestrian facilities and landscaped strips) will be 90 feet
wide from back of sidewalk to back of sidewalk, staying within the appropriate existing
City-owned right-of-way.
The new roadway construction will result in three new intersections between West Valley
Highway to Oakesdale Avenue SW. There will be one intersection at the future Sound
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Transit Tukwila Station access road, and two intersections that will result from access
roads to the Boeing Longacres site. New traffic signals will be installed at each of these
intersections.
Improvements to SW 27th Street
The existing section of roadway between Oakesdale Avenue SW and East Valley Road
' will be widened to match that of the new roadway segment to the west (five lanes,
landscaping strips, and pedestrian/bicycle facilities on each side). The section will be 90
feet wide from back of sidewalk to back of sidewalk, staying, for the most part, within
1 existing City-owned right-of-way. At some locations where there are space constraints or
the need to avoid wetland impacts, the planter strip may be eliminated. Portions of the
north side and south side of the proposed improvements may require a 3- to 8-foot block
or rock wall at the back of the sidewalk to minimize impacts to the adjacent wetlands. A
handrail will be required along the top of these wall sections.
Modifications to the Interurban Trail
The new roadway segment linking West Valley Highway and Oakesdale Avenue SW will
j cut across the Interurban Trail. As a result, it will be necessary to construct a new means
of making the trail continuous. The least obtrusive and preferred route is to have an at-
grade crossing at either West Valley Highway or at the future Tukwila Station access
road intersection. On the north side and the south side of the roadway, trail users will be
routed onto the new bicycle/pedestrian facilities along the roadway, directed toward the
intersection,cross the intersection, and then be directed back to the existing trail.
Modifications to South Lon_gacres Way
South Longacres Way, which is approximately 1,700 feet north of the intersection of
Strander Boulevard and West Valley Highway, is bridged by the UPRR track and the
BNSF tracks. It currently provides access to the temporary Sound Transit commuter rail
parking area. The existing railroad bridges over South Longacres Way are narrow and
1 have lower vertical clearances than are now required for public roads. The relocation of
the UPRR track will require the construction of a New UPRR Bridge. The new bridge
will be constructed to provide the same vertical clearance. The BNSF bridge will not be
reconstructed.
Total Estimated Construction Cost
The total estimated construction cost is $55 million.
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Excavation and Fill Material
The roadway fill material will be gravel borrow. The cut volume for roadway will be
1 approximately 21,000 CY. The fill volume for roadway will be approximately 9,000 CY
of gravel borrow.
The railroad bed fill material will be comprised of gravel borrow and crushed rock. The
fill volume for UPRR track bed will be approximately 125,000 CY. This material would
be removed from the existing UPRR track bed, and either used as part of the needed fill
1 or disposed of appropriately.
Tree Removal Plan
A tree removal plan has not been prepared for this project, as the design is not yet
complete and a detailed inventory of the vegetation in the area has not been completed.
However, it is anticipated that some trees may need to be removed if they are within the
area being developed or if they will be too close to the equipment being used for the
project. Figures 10-2A through 10-21) show the proposed location of the road and related
features. A description of the existing vegetation follows, per the Fish and Wildlife
Technical Discipline Report, Strander Boulevard Extension Project, (May 2004).
The undeveloped property within the project area is composed of several relatively large
parcels that contain grass fields, shrubs, and deciduous forest. Wetlands are relatively
abundant within the study area and consist of palustrine emergent (PEMC),palustrine
shrub-scrub(PSSC), and palustrine forested (PFOC)types. During site visits, wetlands
were identified and delineated in the study area and are described in detail in the
associated Wetlands Discipline Report prepared for this project. In general, wetlands
within the study area fall into two categories: linear palustrine wetlands characterized as
ditch features along the railroad and large palustrine wetlands with a forested component
1 located along SW 27th Street. The only wetland along SW 27th Street that does not have
a forested component is a shrub-scrub wetland developed as a mitigation site,which has
young woody plants. The uplands consist of both open grass fields and deciduous forest.
The open grass fields are typically clear of shrubs, often mowed, and level. Himalayan
blackberry is frequently abundant in the fields and along the forested edges. Maintained
planter strips with ornamental plantings are present throughout SW 27th Street. Red
alder dominates forested areas and mature black cottonwood trees are scattered
throughout. The shrub layer is diverse and varies considerably depending on location,
but some of the species noted during field visits included beaked hazelnut (Corylus
conruta),Nootka rose (Rosa nutkana), salmonberry (Rubus spectabillis), red elderberry
(Sambucus racemosa), Pacific willow(Salix lucida), Sitka willow(Salix sitchensis),
thimbleberry(Rubus parviflorus), and red-osier dogwood. Himalayan blackberry and
reed canarygrass were very abundant in several areas.
Land Dedicated to the City
tA 90-foot wide parcel of land between the BNSF railroad and Oakesdale Avenue SW
was dedicated to the city from Boeing as right-of-way for this project.
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Proposed Job Shacks or Work Trailers
During construction, contractors will utilize some type of job shack or work trailer(s).
However, at this time, the contractor has not been selected, so it has not yet been
determined how many or what type of structures will be used.
Springbrook Creek Information
Springbrook Creek(stream number 09-0005) flows south to north and bisects the project
' area along 27th Street SW between Oakesdale Avenue SW and Lind Avenue SW.
Springbrook Creek generally flows northerly to the Black River Pump Station located
near the intersection of I-405 freeway and the Valley Parkway. The creek and location of
this pump station is shown in Figure 4-5. The pump station discharges into the
Green/Duwamish River. This pump station has defined pump capacity restrictions,
which regulate the flows in Springbrook Creek. The project area and the roadway will
cross directly over the creek. Because the existing box culvert was sized large enough
when it was installed to fully accommodate the road expansion, the only work that might
occur below the ordinary high water mark(approximately 15.0' elevation) of
Springbrook Creek would be the replacement of the two existing stormwater outfalls.
A detailed description of Springbrook Creek is provided in the Fish and Wildlife
Technical Discipline Report, Strander Boulevard Extension Project, (May 2004).
Springbrook Creek is an approximately 12-mile-long stream, with an additional 23 miles
of tributaries and drainage ditches, that enters the Black River at river mile (RM) 0.65
(Williams et al. 1975).
Based on the results of a stream habitat assessment conducted by Harza(1995), the
Springbrook Creek subbasin is composed of approximately 83 percent low-gradient
glides, 13 percent riffles, < 1 percent pools, and < 1 percent step/run habitat types. DEA
conducted stream habitat surveys along Upper Springbrook Creek(09-0020), Garrison
Creek (09-0022), and a short section of the mainstem of Springbrook Creek (09-0005)
where it runs parallel with SR 167 (DEA 2001). Based on the survey results, it was
determined that glide habitat dominates all reaches west of SR 167, while riffle habitat
dominates all reaches in the foothills to the east of SR 167. Pools, when present, tended
to be relatively shallow and lacked habitat complexity. Furthermore, quality-spawning
habitat is absent west of SR 167 but is available in the foothills where gradient increases.
However, any salmonid that makes it through the BRPS must navigate through weed-
choked segments of stream, numerous culverts, and depending upon time of year,
potentially lethal water quality prior to reaching suitable spawning gravel in the foothills
east of SR 167. Large woody debris (LWD) is basically nonexistent in the low-lying
areas of Springbrook Creek west of SR 167 and is present but sparse in the forested
foothills to the east of SR 167. The limited amount of LWD documented in Upper
Springbrook Creek and Garrison Creek were composed of deciduous species and
primarily in the small size category (DEA 2001) as defined by the U.S. Forest Service
(USFS) stream survey protocol standards (USFS 2001). Due to the lack of mature
conifer trees along the remnant riparian corridor, the availability of future LWD
recruitment from riparian trees is nonexistent within the floodplain and limited in the
' foothills.
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Silt and sand are the dominant substrate type of all stream reaches located in the
floodplain, while gravel is the dominant substrate type in the foothills (DEA 2001).
However, some small pockets of gravel exist but tend to be embedded and intermixed
with a very high percentage of fines. The results of Wolman pebble counts (Wolman
1954) conducted in Upper Springbrook Creek and Garrison Creek where gravel was the
dominant substrate type indicated that fines (<0.24 inch)ranged from 29 to 39 percent in
riffles (DEA 2001).
The condition of the riparian corridor ranges from bare banks to remnant fragments of
coniferous forest (Kerwin and Nelson 2000). Himalayan blackberry (Rubus procerus)
and reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) are typically the dominant species along the
stream corridor. Other species that are sporadically abundant and/or present include red
alder(Alnus rubra), black cottonwood (Populus balsamifera), red-osier dogwood
' (Cornus sericea), Pacific dogwood (Corpus nuttallii), cattails (Typha latifolia), and
several species of willow(Salix spp.). The condition of the riparian habitat improves in
the foothills to the east of SR 167, where stream reaches flow through forested ravines.
Within the forested ravines, red alder and big-leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) become
prevalent and are intermixed with black cottonwood, Douglas-fir(Pseudotsuga
menziesii), western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), and western red-cedar(Thuja plicata).
There should be no visual obstructions to Springbrook Creek as a result of this project.
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