145th and I-5 interchange design contract authorized

From Aurora to I-5
Graphic courtesy City of Shoreline

At its meeting on Monday, June 5, the Shoreline City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a contract for professional services with CH2M for design and environmental services for the SR-523 (N/NE 145th Street) – Aurora Avenue to Interstate-5 Project in an amount not to exceed $1,711,172.

The City of Shoreline has received two federal grants to design improvements for two sections of the 145th Street corridor. These two projects are:

• SR-523 (N/NE 145th Street) and I-5 Interchange
• SR-523 (N/NE 145th Street), Aurora Avenue N to I-5

The project team has planned two informal “drop-in” meetings where citizens are invited to learn more about these projects that are a result of the 145th Street Multimodal Corridor Study. Members of the project team will be available to talk one-on-one with guests and answer their questions. Those dates are:

• Tuesday, July 18, 2017 - 4:00pm to 7:00pm - Shoreline City Hall Lobby
• Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 4:00pm to 7:00pm - Shoreline City Hall Lobby

The Sound Transit station will be just north of 145th on the east side of I-5.

The City of Shoreline is working closely with Sound Transit. However, the redesign is complicated by the fact that 145th is the dividing line between Shoreline and Seattle and the ownership is complex. In addition, it is a state highway, State Route 523.