Council OKs another payment for 220th St.

Enterprise staff

While work on the 220th Street Southwest road project is complete, paying for it continues with an additional payment to project consultant approved Tuesday, March 6, by the Edmonds City Council.

The sixth supplemental payment of the project to Perteet, Inc., will be $48,771 for additional construction administration and construction engineering support services, according to city documents.

The project was first approved in June, 2005, with a $4.3 million contract to Marshbank Construction. A year later, the project was substantially complete on work that included:

• Reconstruction and widening of the road from 84th Avenue West to Ninth Avenue South;

• Grading to improve visibility and safety;

• Sidewalks and bike lanes on both sides;

• Left turn pockets at selected intersections (Ninth, 96th, 95th and 84th);

• Traffic signals at 84th Avenue West and at Ninth Avenue South;

• Lighted pedestrian crossing at 96th Avenue West;

• Permanent radar speed signs;

• Landscaping behind the sidewalk at selected locations;

• Associated relocation and installation of utilities.

Funds for the project included $3.26 million in state and federal grants, $400,000 in low-interest Public Works Trust Fund loans, and approximately $700,000 in reimbursement from funding partners including the Olympic View Water and Sewer District, Edmonds School District, and the city’s water, sewer and storm utilities. Other partners who participated through in-kind contributions included Snohomish County PUD, Puget Sound Energy, Verizon, Comcast and the U.S. Post Office.

The total project was expected to cost $5.07 million with final estimates at $5.4 million. According to city staff, the single largest cost overrun was $330,695 for increased traffic control needed due to the number of drivers who disregarded traffic barricades and the need to ensure safety of workers and the public.