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Linea Laird, Chief Engineer
Washington State Department of Transportation
American Council of Engineering Companies, Annual Meeting
June 14, 2016
WSDOT: Implementing
Connecting Washington
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
o Nickel and TPA – 371 of 421 projects
completed
o 87% on time
o 91% on budget
o Alaskan Way Viaduct
o STP restarted tunneling
o Alaskan Way Viaduct closed April
29 – May 8; reopened ahead of
schedule. Tunneling @ 30+%
o SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV
project
o Completed Eastside Transit and
HOV Project
o Grand Opening April 2 -3; opened
to westbound traffic April 11
o West Approach Bridge North on
schedule for summer 2017
opening
CONNECTING WASHINGTON
o General funding highlights
o $9.4 billion – state and local road projects
o $3 billion – debt service and contingency
o $1.4 billion – state highway maintenance, operations and preservation
o $1.3 billion – multimodal projects (transit, bicycle, pedestrian, vanpool,
CTR)
o $602 million – 4th Olympic Class ferry, terminal construction and
preservation
o $300 million - fish passage
CONNECTING WASHINGTON PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
o SR 167/SR 509 Gateway Project - $1.9 billion
o SR 520 “Rest of the West” - $1.6 billion
o I-405 Lynnwood to Tukwila Corridor Improvements - $1.3 billion
o US 395 North Spokane Corridor - $879 million
o JBLM Congestion Relief - $494 million
o I-90 Snoqualmie Pass - $426 million
o Safety projects - $335 million
o Fish Passage Barriers - $300 million
WSDOT / Consultant Delivery
• Nickle and TPA
• 371 /421projects completed projects,
• 87% on time and 91% on budget
• Baseline = $6.584 B, Current = $6.460, 1.9% under budget
• Private sector helped with over 50% of the delivery efforts.
• Nickle, TPA, & Connecting WA
• 386 Open Agreements
• 172 Different Prime Consultants
• 381 Agreements - $327 M Authorized, $652 M on-call
• GEC Agreements for $963 Million, Avg 50% of work to sub-
consultants
• DBE – 25 Unique DBE Prime consultants, 42 Agreements, $60.4
M Authorized
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WSDOT / Connecting Washington Delivery
• Connecting Washington
• 0/71projects completed this Biennium
• 27 with Design Underway this biennium
– I-5 JBLM Corridor Improvements
– SR 167/509 Puget Sound Gateway
– US 395 North Spokane Corridor
• 12 Projects on Ad this biennium
– US 195/Colfax to Spangle – Add Passing Lanes
– I-405/ SR 167 Direct Connector – Widening (Awarded)
• Programmatic Investments
– Highway System Preservation, Wholly or Partially funded
» 61 to be Advertised this biennium, $133 M
– Fish Passage Barrier Removal Projects, Wholly or Partially funded
» 8 projects to be Advertised this biennium, $48 Million
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WSDOT’s Improvement
Program Outlook
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Improvement Funding
WSDOT’s Maintenance and Preservation Programs
Outlook
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Data is as of 3/31/2016
Engineering Employees
(Does not include WMS & Exempt)
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1781 Employees Total
NEW WAYS OF DOING
BUSINESSo Proactively engaging our partners
o Executive Order: Agency Emphasis
and Expectations – vision for building
trust
o Community Engagement Plan created
o Based on Results WSDOT
framework
o Innovations and Partnerships
Conference
o 600 total attended; mix of
WSDOT, local agency and other
partners
o Lean
o 2,000 employees received introductory
training by 70 Lean practitioners
o 70 Lean projects since 2012
o 32 projects being tracked
o 38 completed projects in “maintenance”
phase
DBE UPDATE AND
PROGRESS
o DBE Awards
o Conciliation Agreement signed March 2014 –
since then:
o 864 contract and subcontracts through Sept. 30,
2015, exceeding $105 M in contracts
o Committed to attain federal goal of 11.6 %;
currently at 13.9%
o AWV DBE contracts
o $102.6 million in commitments
o $91 million in DBE payments
o $71 million in verified payments
o Reforms – Contract language changes
o More control and responsibility
o Dispute resolution process
o Online access to payment information
o Next Steps
o State goals – AG opinion expected before end of
year – then Rule Making
o Encouraging Voluntary Goals:
• 10% minority, 6% women, 5% veteran,
5% small business
WSDOT’s Focus
o WSDOT continues its work on strategic plan goals:
o Strategic Investments
o Multimodal System
o Environmental Stewardship
o Organizational Strength
o Community Engagement
o Smart Technology
o Agency emphasis areas:
o Workforce Development :
o Need talented, innovative, sustainable
o Well compensated workforce
o Inclusion :
o DBE, MBE, WBE, SB
o Changing Demographics
o Practical solutions:
o finding solutions that meet the need of the project:
o Considering all ranges of solutions
o Proactively engaging with partners and communities,
o Making decisions based on data
o Sharing best practices along the way
Future Discussions
o Sustainable Ferry Funding
o Reliable Funding for operations
o Aging Fleet
o Bridge & Asset Preservation
o Become proactive rather than
reactive
o Maintenance & Operations
o Sustainable funding
Questions?
Linea Laird, PE, Assistant Secretary for Engineering and Regional Operations
Washington State Department of Transportation
360-705-7027
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3,233 Structures-Avg. Age = 45 yrs.75+ yrs. old = 310 bridges
50+ yrs. old = 1,339 bridges
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Structurally-Deficient Bridges
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