WSF Weekly Report | Tours, awards, advisory meetings, bridge delays

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ASCE young professionals tour Colman Dock, Suquamish

A group of young professionals attending the American Society of Civil Engineers Western Regional Younger Member Council Conference visited our Seattle Multimodal Terminal at Colman Dock Project and our ferry Suquamish on Saturday. Director of Terminal Engineering David Sowers and Major Construction Communications Manager Suanne Pelley hosted the tour of nearly 30 guests. The group checked out the new facilities at Colman Dock before boarding Suquamish for a behind-the-scenes look at the pilothouse and engine room. Our guests say seeing an orca pod from the ferry was the highlight of the conference, which the ASCE Seattle Section Younger Member Forum hosted this year. Thanks to David, Suanne, vessel crewmembers and terminal employees for being great hosts and sharing what we do with the young engineers. These tours are great recruiting opportunities that showcase the many career opportunities we offer!

Director of Terminal Engineering David Sowers speaks to a group of young professionals from ASCE’s Seattle Section Younger Member Forum during a tour of Colman Dock.

Seattle terminal wins distinguished project award

The contractor for our Colman Dock Project, Hoffman Pacific, recently won the Northwest Construction Consumer Council Distinguished Project Award for our new flagship Seattle terminal. The win was for Innovation and Achievement in Sustainability for a Public Project over $10 million. NWCCC has posted a stunning sunset photo of Colman Dock on its homepage. Congratulations to Hoffman Pacific!

The new terminal building at Colman Dock in Seattle, as seen from the elevated pedestrian walkway.

Fauntleroy terminal project advisory group meetings

Our Fauntleroy terminal replacement project team brought together its community and technical advisory groups last week. Most of each meeting was spent going over the seven Level 3 Alternatives (PDF 3.5MB) to replace the aging, seismically vulnerable terminal. Each group also discussed concepts for intersection improvements on Fauntleroy Way Southwest. We are planning broader community engagement opportunities this spring to gather more input on the alternatives from our customers and all three communities on our “Triangle” route. Recordings of these recent meetings are available on the community engagement section of the project website.

Screenshot of the seven alternatives that were discussed in detail during last week’s Fauntleroy terminal replacement project CAG and TAG meetings.

SR 305 Agate Pass Bridge delays Feb. 20-23

Heads up Seattle/Bainbridge route riders! You may want to schedule additional travel time if you’re crossing the State Route 305 Agate Pass Bridge next week. Drivers can expect 30-minute daytime delays, if not more, for annual bridge cleaning work. On Tuesday, Feb. 20, through Friday, Feb. 23, the bridge will be reduced to one alternating lane of traffic from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Consider traveling early or late in the day or reschedule discretionary trips. Other alternatives include taking the Bremerton or Kingston ferries.

One-way traffic will alternate across SR 305 Agate Pass Bridge during daytime bridge cleaning work next week.