Item No.: 4a_Supp 
Date: April 1, 2014 

East Marginal Way Improvements 
and Argo Yard Truck Roadway 
Projects Briefing 
April 1, 2014

FAST Corridor 

A $850 M investment to: 
Move nation's freight through 
the PNW trade corridor 
Fix freight & general traffic
bottlenecks 
Increase competitiveness of
Puget Sound ports 
Improve safety at rail/roadway
crossings 
Create and maintain jobs 

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Terminal 46 

T-18 On-Dock Rail 
Terminal 30 
T-5 On-Dock Rail 
BNSF (SIG) 


Terminal 18 
Terminal 5 

EMWGS 
Argo Access                         (Argo) 

WSDOT SR 99
Trestle
Replacement 



SR-99          3

Project Locations 



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Project animation 



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Progress Update 
EMWGS 
MOA finalized with City 
EMW Phase II 
New WSDOT SR 99 structure completed 
90% design completed - under review by City 
Argo Yard Truck Roadway 
MOU Supplemental Agreement finalized 
Easements finalized 
Prologis easements value agreed upon 
90% design completed - under review by City 
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Project Partner Shares 
EMWGS    EMW Ph. II   Argo Yard Rdwy 
Port of Seattle          $21,350,000     $2,750,000        $3,400,000 
Freight Mobility         $6,920,000      $400,000    $600,000 to Port 
Strategic Investment                           $3,750,000 (pass-
Board                                  thru funds to UPRR) 
Transportation         $7,300,000      -             - 
Improvement Board 
City of Seattle            $1,600,000       -              - 
Union Pacific Railroad       $480,000       -        Easements to Port 
BNSF Railroad           $950,000       -             - 
Federal Grants         $17,537,000       -             - 
Prologis                 -            -        Easements to Port 
Total:     $56,137,000     $3,150,000         $4,000,000 
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Upcoming Milestones 
City Council Term Permit Action: April 
Port Commission approvals & authorization:
April 22 
Conveyance of easements: May 2014 
Start of Construction: August 2014 
Argo Yard direct access grand opening: 
Dec 2014 
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4/22 Meeting Requests 
EMWGS 
MOA approval 
$800K close-out & properties conveyance 
EMW Ph. II 
$1.9 million construction funding 
Argo Yard Truck Roadway 
MOU Supplemental Agreement approval 
$1.2 million additional construction funding 
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Auxiliary 
Information 


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WSDOT SR 99 Trestle Replacement 
(Looking Southwest) 



Before 
After 
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Proposed Truck Roadway Entrance 
(Looking NW from Argo Yard) 




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EMWGS 



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EMW Phase II Improvements 



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Argo Yard Truck Roadway 



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Diagonal/Colorado Ave Intersection 



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Current UPRR Argo Yard Truck Entrance 



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