SR 520 Program Public Meeting: Montlake Market property May 23, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

SR 520 Program Public Meeting: Montlake Market property May 23, 2019 Dave Becher Penny Mabie SR 520 Program Director of Construction Meeting facilitator David Goldberg SR 520 Program Ombudsman 1

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. 2

SR 520: Montlake Project and the “Rest of the West” 3

SR 520 Montlake Project and the Montlake Market • WSDOT’s need for market and gas station property • Legislature’s 2018 directive to WSDOT • Soliciting community feedback 4

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 • Survey report link: https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2019/03/22/SR520-Report- MontlakeMarket-Survey-web.pdf 5

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 6

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 or food service to operate during construction  Sell market property after Montlake Project complete … 5 to 6 years sooner than previously planned 7

What does the Legislature’s new directive mean? • WSDOT needs gas station and market property • Close and remove gas station • Clean up soil and groundwater contamination • Close and remove Montlake Market building • Sell property after Montlake Project • Work to provide an area for a is completed – about six years temporary market / food service sooner than previously planned during construction 8

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 9

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 or food-service vendors 10

Next steps, cont’d • Jan. 1, 2020:  Montlake Market lease ends • Early 2020:  Provide area for temporary market / food service  Relocate cell tower Cleanup of a former gas-station site  Remove Market building  Clean up market area • 2023 (currently anticipated):  WSDOT completes Montlake Project, sells remainder of property 11

Montlake Project engagement • Summer 2019: • June 6, 2019:  Montlake Project monthly  Montlake Project design and public meetings begin preconstruction open house  Montlake Project drop-in 5:30–7:30 p.m. o information center opens St. Demetrios o 12

Your questions (20 min.) Your feedback Graham Contracting’s conceptual rendering (20 min.) of a new Montlake lid and reconstructed SR 520, looking west. Closing remarks 13

Thank you! Email us at: SR520Bridge@wsdot.wa.gov SR 520 Construction Corner https://sr520Construction.com Graham Contracting’s conceptual rending of a pedestrian and bicycle land bridge over SR 520, in Montlake. Tonight’s presentation will be 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 14