Item No.     6a_supp 
Date of Meeting   August 9, 2016 
City of Seattle's 
South Lander St Bridge Project 
Funding Authorization Request 
Geri Poor, Regional Transportation Manager 
Lindsay Wolpa, Regional Government Relations Manager

Overview and Background 
Historical Context 
Originally proposed
in FAST Corridor 
Bridging the Gap
and Mercer Street 
Project Benefits 
Costs and Funds 
Project Timeline 
Other Projects 
Setting the Context 
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Project 
Location 

Source: City of Seattle 
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Key 
Metrics 

Source: City of Seattle 
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Project Benefits 
Improves air quality by
eliminating 1,000 hours of
vehicle idling per day. 
Improves safety by eliminating a
daily average of 485 rail crossing
safety violations by vehicles,
bikes and pedestrians. 
Improves travel time and
reliability for maritime, military
and transportation and logistics
industries. 
Source: City of Seattle 
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Projected Cost 
Total: $140 million 
Construction: $125 million 
Why so much? 
Poor soils 
Site access 
High frequency mainline rail
traffic 
500 foot bridge span 
Source: City of Seattle 
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Funding Plan 

Port of Seattle contribution of $5M subject to Commission 
Action on August 9, 2016 

Source: City of Seattle 
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Timeline 


Source: City of Seattle 
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Other Projects 
FAST Corridor Grade Separations:
East Marginal Way 
SR-519 
Spokane Street Viaduct Widening 
Others 
South Park Bridge 
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program (SR99 Tunnel) 
Heavy Haul Corridor 
The Port has committed over $300 million to accelerate nearly $5 billion in others' transportation investments 
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Funding Authorization 
Agreement 
$ 5 million 
Questions? 

$5 million is proposed for Commission consideration 
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