Highlighted Projects

SEATTLE MULTIMODAL TERMINAL AT COLMAN DOCK


Washington State Ferries is replacing the aging and seismically vulnerable parts of Colman Dock in Seattle in order to maintain its critical role as a regional multimodal transportation hub. Colman Dock in Seattle is WSF’s largest ferry terminal and supports transportation across Puget Sound between downtown Seattle and communities in Kitsap County and the Olympic Peninsula. It serves commuters, tourists, commercial vehicles, walk-on passengers and bicyclists. In 2017, more than 9 million people traveled through Colman Dock including more than 5 million foot passengers.

Key components of Colman Dock are aging and vulnerable to seismic events. The layout of today’s facility also creates safety concerns and operational inefficiencies due to conflicts between vehicles, bicycles and pedestrian traffic.

WSDOT has established a DBE goal of 12% of the project’s Maximum Allowable Construction Cost (MACC).

PUGET SOUND GATEWAY PROGRAM

The Puget Sound Gateway Program is composed of two projects: the completion of SR 167 in Pierce County, and the completion of SR 509 in King County. These projects provide essential connections to the ports of Tacoma and Seattle and will help ensure people and goods move more reliably through the Puget Sound region. The Gateway Program is the key to enhancing the state’s economic competitiveness, both nationally and globally, by connecting the state’s largest ports to key distribution centers in King and Pierce counties and to eastern Washington.

Delivering the SR 167 and SR 509 projects under one program will allow the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to realize efficiencies in planning, environmental review, design, and construction.

The program was funded over a 16-year timeline. The schedule below reviews anticipated design, construction and completion timeframes. Based on the funding plan under Connecting Washington, major construction for a first stage would likely occur in 2019-2026, and a second stage in 2025-2031.

I-405 CORRIDOR PROGRAM

Interstate 405 is one of the state’s most congested corridors. Starting more than a decade ago, WSDOT has worked with cities, counties, federal agencies, transit agencies and community groups to develop consensus on a long-term vision for the multimodal redevelopment of this highway.

This effort culminated in a three-year environmental impact statement (EIS) development process that outlines a balanced approach to transportation, including a blend of transit, roadway, non-motorized and environmental investments. The EIS, approved with the Record of Decision in October 2002, now serves as the corridor Master Plan.

Major features of the Master Plan include two new lanes in each direction, a managed lanes system, local street improvements, transit improvements (including a new Bus Rapid Transit system), and bicycle and pedestrian improvements.

WSDOT continues to work with local communities and transit agencies through our I-405/SR 167 Corridor Executive Advisory Group to improve I-405 within available funding.