HomeMy WebLinkAboutHEX SLIDES PPT WSDOT I405 &SR 167 NV pdfNoise Variance for WSDOT
I-405/SR 167 Direct Connect
project LUA16-000770
Public Hearing
Date
Rohini Nair, Civil Engineer
November 8, 2016
WSDOT’s I-405/SR 167
Direct Connector
Interchange project
includes building a new
flyover ramp connecting
SR 167 and I-405.
The location is
on SR 167 – from MP
24.5 to MP 27.3; on I-405
from MP 1.3 to MP 4.3;
& on S 14th St & portions
of Smithers, Morris,
Whitworth, and Shattuck
near S 14th St.
Brief Description
I-405/ SR 167 Direct Connect aka
I-405 /SR167 Direct Connector
Interchange project
•Work is proposed for 845 non-consecutive
nights over 36 months.
•Construction Time Frame – November 22,
2016 to November 21, 2019.
• Construction and hauling is proposed
outside of code (RMC 4.4.030) allowed hours
and days. Work is proposed Monday thru
Sundays from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am.
•City received 2 public comments and 2
parties of record requests .
Brief Description
Subsurface site investigations and survey - 100 nights
I-405 Widening - 260 nights
SR 167 Widening - 280 nights
Direct Connect Bridge - 100 nights
Final paving - 100 nights
Contingency nights for delays - 5 nights
TOTAL 845 nights
Brief Description of Work
•Use of ambient sensitive back-up alarms for dump trucks.
•Truck tailgate banging is prohibited.
•Haul Trucks shall have “approved” bed liners.
•Use of Noise Mitigation Shields on construction and
stationary equipment.
•Unwanted material is to be removed by sweeping. No
scraping type of equipment shall be used during nighttime
work.
•Applicant shall provide a 24-hour complaint number and a
list of designated contact person to register complaints or
concerns.
Mitigation Measures
EDNA = Environmental Designation for Noise
Abatement
Residential uses are Class A EDNA
Commercial uses are Class B EDNA
Light Industrial are Class C EDNA
The zoning along the construction corridor (12,615
feet) consists of Commercial Office (CO), Medium
Industrial (IM), Commercial Downtown (CD),
Commercial Arterial (CA), Residential du/ac (R-6,
R-8, R-10), Residential Multi-Family (RMF).
Construction & Hauling
Proposed project work hours – Mondays thru
Sundays from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am
RMC 4-4-030 allowed work hours for non-
single family construction
Mondays thru Fridays - 7:00 am to 8:00 pm
Saturdays - 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sundays - No work
Proposed Construction Equipment include:
•Dump trucks
•Pickup trucks
•Generators
•Portable lights
•Paving machines
•Grinders
•Rollers
•Air compressors
•Saw cutters
•Planning asphalt equipment
•Drilling equipment
1.The applicant shall provide the City of Renton project manager
with the phone number for after-hours noise complaints prior
to commencement of construction. Any complaints within the
Renton city limits shall be summarized and reported to the
City’s project manager within 5 days of the complaint.
2.The applicant shall implement proposed mitigation measures to
diminish or eliminate noise during construction.
3.The applicant shall notify the City of Renton project manager
with the date and areas of expected night work prior to
commencement of night work, a minimum of 24 hours in
advance of the work.
Staff recommends that the Noise Variance for the
I-405/ SR 167 Direct Connect project along with the
variance from RMC 4-4-030, File No. LUA 16-000770 VH
be approved subject to the following conditions:
Staff recommendation continued
4.Implementation of a noise monitoring program will be
conducted nightly by the contractor and the results provided
to the City’s project manager. Maximum noise level readings
will be included in the noise monitoring program that will be
conducted nightly and these results with the type of work
being conducted during the noise level readings are to be
provided to the City’s project manager. The applicant’s
submitted project monitoring plan for nighttime construction
noise in the event of a complaint should also be implemented.
5.The applicant shall provide temporary motel vouchers to
affected residents for the nights of the proposed noise
variance work when noise impacts cannot be reasonably
mitigated (by ear plugs or white noise generators) to levels
that enable the residents to reasonably sleep at their homes.
Staff recommendations - continued
6.Work shall not be allowed on the
following seven holidays: New Year’s
Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day
after Thanksgiving, and on December
25th, to prevent hardship to the residents.
7. Advance notification of the construction
work should be provided to the residents
two weeks ahead of the work by door
hangers and/or mailings.
Staff recommendations - continued
8. If complaints are received by WSDOT
and/or the City regarding the
construction work on Saturdays and
Sundays near residential zones, the
work on Saturdays and Sundays will be
restricted to work that will not
significantly impact local traffic, and
the work will be restricted to noise
levels that will not exceed
the requirements of WAC 173-60-040.
Staff recommendations - continued
9.For the work on City streets, traffic
control plans are to be submitted by
the contractor and approved by the
City Transportation section prior to
start of construction work. If any
complaints are received from
residents, the contractor along with
WSDOT will work on measures to
minimize the disruption.