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Notification
Dear Mr. Cressy:
Thank you for your initial comments and questions related to the I-405 Renton to Bellevue Express Toll Lanes Project -
Noise Variance, dated February 15, 2024, wherein you requested the following mitigation measures: 1) construction
deflection lighting; 2) noise reduction from I-405 and the Renton Municipal Airport; and 3) traffic monitoring at The
Landing and on I-405 and providing alternative housing for two (2) years. For reference, the City of Renton has
processed several land use applications for the I-405 Renton to Bellevue Express Toll Lanes Project, the most recent
being the I-405 Renton to Bellevue Express Toll Lanes Project - Noise Variance in August of 2020 (LUA20-000147).
Your comments have been included in the official project file and the reviewing official will consider your concerns and
requests as part of their review. You have been made a party of record and if you have any additional questions or
comments moving forward please feel free to contact me at (425) 430-7289.
Thanks,
CLARK CLOSE, Current Planning Manager
City of Renton | CED | Planning Division
1055 S Grady Way | 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057
Virtual Permit Center | Online Applications and Inspections
(425) 430-7289 | cclose@rentonwa.gov
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Name Mike Cressy
Address: 821 Sunset Blvd NE C3
CityState: Renton Wa
Email mikecressy@earthlink.net
Phone 4258940253
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Comments
Looking over the amount and duration of construction, expanding the 405 freeway, one lane per
side, and the amount of time that this will be worked on over night time, I have not only plenty of
concerns but also plenty of asks. Since we were not asked about our concerns before this
construction started, I feel this is a last minute decision to let us comment. And indeed, an
imposition on our daily needs to function normally during waking hours if our normal sleep
patterns are going to be disposed for several years. The least that can be done are as follows: 1. If
high intensity lights are going to be used, there needs to be either some sort of deflection
constructed along the area between the freeway and our houses, on the edge of the 405 and for
all our windows that face the 405, or there needs to be total black out shades/ dimming windows
installed. Already for two years, this coming summer, we have had the invasion of stadium lights
from the TopGolf facility, who have done nothing to install deflection from the stadium lights
reaching us all every night till 2am, holidays included. 2. Noise has been a constant issue in this
area of Renton for at least the last 2+ years, since the Renton Municipal Airport has been allowed
to fly very loud prop planes over our houses, next to the 405 freeway. At the very least all prop
planes during this construction period must be diverted to a different flight pattern that doesn't
fly over our houses. This constant noise invasion is tantamount to public and private harassment
at a level that causes all kinds of ills to the human body and mind. Having the 405 construction
added on top of this constant noise is not only disturbing, since it's going to be happening for at
least 2 years but it unconscionable to force it on anyone. Making it inhumane. 3. If the state could
be so cruel as to not pay to install thicker windows, insulation and black out shades, at the very
least, for something that is not our doing and is forced upon us, must supply alternative housing
for the following 2 years to all residents who line the side of 405 and are in close proximity to
where construction is the most intense. Also, for all of us living near the 405 and the Landing,
there is a constant need to monitor these areas for very extremely loud cars, motorcycles and
trucks that race around the streets at The Landing and on the 405 freeway. Along with what
should be a banning of all the extremely loud air breaks on the semi trucks all hours of the night.
All of this compound, irritates and puts impositions on our lives, just simply because we live in this
area of Renton. And for all those who would suggest to anyone who complains about all the
above, to just move. May I remind you of the astronomical cost of housing and the same for the
interest rates on mortgages. Moving is an impossibility to most of us. Yet all these noises and
extreme lighting gets added infinitum with each passing year, making our existence less bearable.
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