Transportation Funding and Project List
As you walk, bike or drive around Vancouver, you will notice several transportation projects. In 2007, the Vancouver City Council enacted a $50 per employee business fee to address congestion and mobility issues. Transportation Services has delivered on the first phase of projects which included improvements at Fourth Plain Blvd and 65th/66th Ave, Mill Plain Blvd and 104th Ave, Esther St and 4th St, NE Thurston Rd and Van Mall Dr/Parkway Dr, and NE 49th St from 112th to 122nd Ave.
This dedicated funding will be used for a second and final phase of projects that are currently under design. These projects include:
· Mill Plain Blvd & 136th Ave
· NE 18th St from I-205 to 138th Ave
· NE 138th Ave from 28th St to 49th St
· SE 164th Ave from SE 1st St to SE 34th St
Look through this issue of the City Flyer to find out about street improvements near your work or home. Please call us if you have any questions about these transportation projects (360) 487-7700. Construction questions call (360) 487-7780.
Major Projects
Mill Plain Traffic Safety Corridor - I-5 to SE 192nd Ave
Project manager: John Manix
Officially launched as the city's second safety corridor in November 2006, Mill Plain Boulevard was designated a safety corridor due to the high number of fatal and disabling collisions. Local citizens, businesses and public agencies are working together to make Mill Plain safer by increasing police enforcement, educational outreach and engineering enhancements. Low-cost, short-term improvements include new striping, larger signs, signal timing upgrades and pedestrian count-down signals. Construction of curb ramps and sidewalk improvements are also planned from NE 87th to 107th Ave. For more information, visit http://www.millplainsafety.com/
Around Town
SE 15th St & 176th Ave
Project manager: John Manix
Stripe bicycle lanes and enhance pedestrian crossings. E 33rd St - W St to St. Johns Blvd
Project manager: Chris Malone
Install curb ramps, infill sidewalk and repair driveway approaches. NE 112th Ave - SR-500 to Chkalov Dr
Project manager: Ali Eghtedari
Upgrade traffic signal system. SE 192nd Ave - SE 1st to 41st St
Project manager: Ali Eghtedari
Upgrade traffic signal system. Fourth Plain Blvd - I-205 to NE 162nd Ave
Project manager: Ali Eghtedari
Upgrade traffic signal system and integrate three jurisdictions (city, county, state). McLoughlin Blvd - X to Z St
Project manager: Chris Malone
Install curb ramps, improve sidewalk and construct raised pedestrian crosswalk. Mill Plain Blvd - SE 155th to 160th Ave
Project manager: Chris Christofferson
Install new street lights. St. Johns and St. James Corridors
Project manager: Ali Eghtedari
Upgrade traffic signal system. Future Projects
NE 18th St - I-205 to NE 138th Ave
Project manager: Hassan Abdalla
Construct roadway improvements. Phase I of entire corridor project from NE 87th to 162nd Ave. Design begins summer 2007. NE 138th - NE 28th to 49th St
Project manager: Jeff Schmidt
Widen roadway, construct sidewalks on both sides, install street lighting and add bicycle lanes. Columbia St - W 15th to 44th St
Project manager: Ryan Miles
Reconstruct pavement, install curb ramps and alley entrances and modify traffic calming devices, bicycle lanes and turn lanes. Main St Reconstruction - E 6th to 15th St
Project manager: Bill Whitcomb
Main street traffic flow was converted to two-way traffic as the first phase of this reconstruction project. Future improvements will include a new pavement surface, improved sidewalks, landscaping and other amenities. Mill Plain Blvd and SE 136th Ave
Project manager: Ryan Miles
Expand and improve existing intersection to include right turn lanes in all directions and additional turn lanes on 136th Ave. Waterfront Access and Redevelopment
Project manager: Hassan Abdalla
Design multi-modal access to waterfront in partnership with Port of Vancouver, WSDOT (Rail Office), Burlington Northern Sante Fe and property developers. Multi-Agency Projects
W 39th St Rail Overpass Bridge (WSDOT)
Project manager: Jeff Schmidt
Construct 39th St bridge over Vancouver rail yard and add new bypass train tracks at rail yard. Bridge construction expected to begin spring 2008. For more information, visit http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/Rail/PNWRC_Vancouver/
NE 112th Connector / Mill Plain Blvd Off-Ramp (WSDOT)
Project manager: Jeff Schmidt
Construct I-205 off-ramp extension to NE 112th Ave. Construction expected to begin spring/summer 2008. For more information, visit http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/i205/millplainne112/
I-205 - Mill Plain Blvd Interchange to NE 18th St (WSDOT)
Project manager: Matt Ransom
Improve safety and mobility by constructing new I-205 northbound off-ramp and southbound on-ramp at NE 18th St. For more information, visit http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/i205/MillPlainto18th/
SR-500 and St. Johns Blvd Interchange (WSDOT)
Project manager: Ryan Miles
Replace signalized intersection at SR-500 and St. Johns Blvd with freeway-style interchange. For more information, visit http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/SR500/StJohnsInterchange/
Columbia River Crossing (WSDOT / ODOT)
Project manager: Matt Ransom / Phil Wuest
Improve mobility, reliability and accessibility for auto, freight, transit, bicycle and pedestrian users of the I-5 corridor from SR-500 in Vancouver to Columbia Blvd in Portland. For more information, visit http://www.columbiarivercrossing.org/
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