northgate station - construction open house presentation
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Northgate Station Construction Open House
September 25, 2012
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• 6:00 pm – Open House
• 6:30 pm - Presentation
• Introduction
– Ron Endlich, Northgate Link Extension Deputy Project
Director
• Northgate Station Construction
– Fred Wilhelm, Station Project Manager
• Noise Variance
– Jeff Munnoch, Community Outreach Supervisor
• Next Steps
• Questions and Answers
• 7:45 pm – Return to Open House
• 8:30 pm – Close
Tonight’s Agenda
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Link Light Rail System
• 16 miles of light rail with 13 stations currently in service
• University Link under construction; opens 2016
• ST2 Plan funded extensions to Overlake, South King County, and Lynnwood
• 54 mile system
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• 4.3-mile light rail extension
• Stations: U District, Roosevelt,
and Northgate
• Open for Service: 2021
• 62,000 daily boardings added to
system by 2030
Northgate Link Extension (University of Washington to Northgate)
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Northgate Construction Activities
1. Advance utility relocation
2. Portal site preparation and tunneling to Roosevelt Station
a. Nighttime noise variance
3. Northgate Station and aerial guideway
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Northgate Station Schedule
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1. Utility Relocation – Overhead Power Lines
NE 92nd St to NE 95th St Starting spring 2013
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1. Utility Relocation – Undergrounding Power
Lines from NE 98th St to NE 107th St Starting early 2014 through 2015
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2. Maple Leaf Portal - Sequence of Work
• Site preparation
• Tunneling mobilization
• Tunnel boring machine (TBM) preparation
• Tunnel bore #1
• Tunnel bore #2
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2. Portal Construction
(Staging Area)
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2. Portal Construction Noise Walls Looking SE
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2. Portal Truck Hauling
Incoming
• Portal construction - Tunneling
spoils
• Trucks will enter and leave site
from 1st Ave NE
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2. Portal Truck Hauling
Outgoing
• Portal construction - Tunneling
spoils
• Trucks will enter and leave site
from 1st Ave NE
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2a. Noise Variance
• ST will seek Major Public Project
Construction Noise Variance from
City of Seattle
• Noise variance establishes noise
limits for contractor work between
10pm - 7am weekdays, 10pm - 9am
weekends, holidays
• Daytime construction activities will
comply with City’s construction
noise limits
• More noise information at next
construction open house
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2a. Why Work at Night?
• Certain activities are required for
tunnel worker safety
• Maximizes project safety, efficiency,
duration and cost
• Anticipate about three years total
nighttime construction
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2a. What Goes on at Night?
• No high impact equipment
(jackhammers, concrete saws,
etc…)
• Tunnel ventilation fans, pumps,
air compressors
• Generator
• Vehicles
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2a. Typical Noise Mitigation
• Solid plywood construction wall
• Stationary equipment (compressors,
generators) enclosed in noise
reducing material
• Nighttime Truck Operations
– No beeping alarms at night
– Engine idle limit of 5 minutes
• Monitoring
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2a. Construction Wall
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2a. Construction Wall Photo Simulations
(looking north at NE 94th - Before)
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2a. Construction Wall Photo Simulations
(looking north at NE 94th - After)
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2a. Construction Wall Photo Simulation
(looking north from NE 92nd - Before)
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2a. Construction Wall Photo Simulation
(looking north from NE 92nd - After)
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2a. Level of Common Sounds
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2a. Noise Monitoring Locations/results
12 a.m. to 5 a.m.
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2a. Level of Common Sounds
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2a. Monitoring and Responding to Complaints
• Continuous sound monitoring stations
• 24 hour Construction Hotline: 1-888-298-2395
• Response by Noise Abatement Specialist
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• Elevated station spans NE 103rd with escalators,
elevators and stairs
• Serves nearby residents and businesses
• North entrance connects the mall
• South entrance connects to buses, park-and-ride
facilities, future Transit Oriented Development sites
• Bicycle parking
• 15,000 daily boardings (2030)
• 60% design Open House November 7, 2012
3. Northgate Station Key Features
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3. Northgate Station Construction Sequence
• Mobilization
• Guideway construction
• Deck construction
• Station construction
• Site restoration
Mt Baker Station
Station Construction 28
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3. Mobilization/Column Construction
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3. Station Falsework and Guideway
Construction
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3. Guideway Construction Placement of Pre-cast
Girders
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3. Deck Construction
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3. Station Construction
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3. Station Construction
Haul Routes
• Station construction
• Material hauling
• Trucks will enter and leave
site from 1st Ave NE
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2. and 3. Wetlands
Project construction at Northgate will provide
protection to the streams during construction.
Temporary stream impacts will be mitigated for
on-site with restoration and enhancements after
construction is complete.
Permanent wetland impacts will be mitigated for
approximately 1.5 miles downstream at the
Knickerbocker site.
Permit applications for the Northgate wetland
and stream impacts expected to be submitted in
October.
Permit issuance expected in late winter or early
spring.
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Knickerbocker Site
Northgate Station
Knickerbocker
Mitigation Site
Northgate Mall
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Access Improvements
• ST has incorporated Bicycle
Advisory Board input into station
design
• City of Seattle has identified non-
motorized improvements for
Northgate area including a cycle-
track along 1st Ave NE
• KCM completed I-5 pedestrian
bridge feasibility study
• ST performing station area Access
Study in cooperation with KCM and
City
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Next Steps
• Station 60% design open house –
November 7, 2012
• Access Study update
• Noise Variance submission –
November 2012
• Access Study project improvement
recommendations – Spring 2013
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Questions?
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Get Involved and Stay Informed
• Attend Final Design Open Houses
– Learn more about your neighborhood
station’s design including bike facilities,
pedestrian and bike connections and
public art
• Sign Up to Receive Email Updates
– www.soundtransit.org/subscribe
• Sound Transit Website
– www.soundtransit.org/northlink
• Contact Rhonda Dixon:
– 206.398.5300
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