May 23, 2019

Dave Becher

SR 520 Program Director of Construction

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SR 520 Program Public Meeting:Montlake Market property

David GoldbergSR 520 Program Ombudsman

Penny Mabie

Meeting facilitator

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.

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SR 520: Montlake Project and

the “Rest of the West”

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SR 520 Montlake Project

and the Montlake Market

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• WSDOT’s need for market and gas station property

• Legislature’s 2018 directive to WSDOT

• Soliciting community feedback

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

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

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

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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 orfood service to operate during construction

Sell market property after Montlake Project complete … 5 to 6 years sooner than previously planned

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What does the Legislature’s

new directive mean?

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• WSDOT needs gas station and market property

• Close and remove gas station

• Clean up soil and groundwater contamination

• Close and remove Montlake Market building

• Work to provide an area for a temporary market / food service during construction

• Sell property after Montlake Project is completed – about six years sooner than previously planned

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

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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 orfood-service vendors

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Next steps, cont’d• Jan. 1, 2020:

Montlake Market lease ends

• Early 2020:

Provide area for temporary market / food service

Relocate cell tower

Remove Market building

Clean up market area

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• 2023 (currently anticipated):

WSDOT completes Montlake Project, sells remainder of property

Cleanup of a former gas-station site

Montlake Project engagement

• June 6, 2019:

Montlake Project design and preconstruction open house

o 5:30–7:30 p.m.

o St. Demetrios

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• Summer 2019: Montlake Project monthly

public meetings begin

Montlake Project drop-in information center opens

Your

questions

(20 min.)

Your

feedback

(20 min.)

Closing

remarks

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Graham Contracting’s conceptual rendering

of a new Montlake lid and reconstructed SR

520, looking west.

Thank you!

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Email us at:SR520Bridge@wsdot.wa.gov

SR 520 Construction Cornerhttps://sr520Construction.com

Tonight’s presentation willbe 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

Graham Contracting’s conceptual rending of a

pedestrian and bicycle land bridge over

SR 520, in Montlake.