2014-04-24 Hearing Examiner AgendaAGENDA
HEARING EXAMINER
Council Chambers, Public Safety Complex
250 5th Ave. North
April 24, 2014
3:00 P.M.
Call to Order
2. Public Hearings
a. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is requesting a
nighttime noise variance for work on right-of-way improvements to State Route 104
(SR104). According to their cover letter, they propose to construct a mid -block
pedestrian and bicycle crossing to make a connection to the sidewalk west of SR104
with a pedestrian trail that leads to Edmonds City Park at approximately Mile Post
25.03. The project will involve paving and concrete work, digging and other utility
placement activities, signing, striping and traffic control equipment.
If this work could be completed during the daytime, a noise variance would not be
required. However, because WSDOT can only do lane closures on SR104 at night,
the construction work envisioned within the travel lanes can only occur at night.
Approval of this variance would permit WSDOT to conduct construction activities for
this project between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. for 20 nonconsecutive
nights between May and December 31, 2014. It would also allow exceedances of the
regularly allowed nighttime decibel levels for potential receiving properties.
3. Adjournment