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April 11 2021 Vol. V • No. 8
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Montlake, at a cost of $455 million, is the first stage of all remaining SR 520 improvements in Seattle in what WSDOT refers to as the “Rest of the West” initiative.
The ongoing work for the Montlake Project, being constructed by Graham Construction as part of the Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program, is slated for completion in 2023/2024. Montlake, at a cost of $455 million, is the first stage of all remaining SR 520 improvements in Seattle in what WSDOT refers to as the “Rest of the West” initiative. The entire SR
By Irwin Rapoport
CEG CORRESPONDENT
520 program is being financed by the 2015 Connecting Washington transportation legislation. “SR 520’s 1960s-era west approach bridge, supported by hollow columns, is at risk of failure in a severe earthquake,” said Steve Peer, construction manager of the SR 520 project. “In addition, the highway’s old, four-lane segment in Seattle is typically at capacity during peak periods. Now that we’ve completed reconstruction of the highway’s eastside segment and replaced the old floating bridge, we are moving forward to complete the remaining SR 520 safety and mobil-
ity improvements from Lake Washington to I-5.” When Montlake is finally delivered by Graham Construction crews, it will result in the construction of a new, seismically stronger West Approach Bridge South – parallel to the completed West Approach Bridge North – to carry three lanes of eastbound traffic past Montlake Boulevard East to the new floating bridge; a communityconnecting highway lid and transit hub at Montlake Boulevard East; the rebuilding of the SR 520/Montlake see MONTLAKE page 10