Construction Management

FEATURE PROJECT: Arterial Asphalt and Concrete - 15th Avenue NE Street

Pereet provided full construction management services for the 15th Avenue NE corridor between NE Pacific Street and NE 55th Street.  Items included complete roadway reconstruction with cement concrete, storm filter vault installation for improved water runoff quality, new conduit and street lighting, improved pedestrian and ADA access, improvement to the existing traffic signal system, HMA overlays, improved channelization, additional and improved bus shelters, installation of retention ponds with landscaping, improved sidewalk facilities, realignment of 55th and Ravenna Streets and working with local business owners on 34th to improve sidewalk facilities adjacent to their businesses. The 15th Avenue NE is a major arterial in the busy University District of North Seattle.  It carries approximately 16,000 vehicles daily and provides access to adjacent major institutions including the University of Washington and University of Washington Medical Center. It is also parallel and adjacent to University Way NE, or “The Ave”, one of Seattle’s major neighborhood market centers.

2009 2010 AAC 2nd and 4th Avenue - Seattle DOT

This multi-phase roadway rehabilitation project included improvements through downtown Seattle’s busiest neighborhoods for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. In addition to the roadway reconstruction, as part of the City’s Arterial Asphalt and Concrete (AAC) program, construction improvements included many complete streets elements; sidewalk repair, intersection improvements, tree pit expansion, transit lanes, and bike facility upgrades.

The project included removal and replacement of asphalt and concrete roadway sections, coordination of various street elements from different City departments, coordination with the Pioneer Historic District for construction sequencing, traffic control, and pedestrian access planning and implementation to resolve the failing condition of the existing roadway and updating to current ADA standards. The project was broken into two phases, 2nd Avenue from Denny Way to S. Jackson Street and 4th Avenue from Denny Way to S. Royal Brougham Way. Perteet worked with the City to repackage the projects to combine the north sections of both 2nd and 4th Avenues to form phase 1 and the south sections to be built as the second phase. This provided an advantage to the City of completing the first phase with a majority of the work as asphalt paving and a second phase of work as primarily concrete.

East Marine View Drive - City of Everett

Perteet designed and is providing construction management for this $12 million federally funded project. The project involves the construction of corridor improvements along East Marine View Drive, from the northbound I-5 off ramp to the SR 529-Broadway Avenue on/off ramp within the City of Everett. The roadway serves as a critical freight corridor between I-5 and the Port of Everett. Major project elements include creating a center-turn lane, medians, parking, curbs, gutters, enclosed drainage, sidewalks, retaining walls, waterline, and storm water facilities.

Construction management included intense coordination with the public because of the impact of construction on a two-lane highly traveled road through the Delta neighborhood. Successful stakeholder involvement with the neighborhood has demonstrated project support at city council meetings. The preliminary WSDOT Highway and Local Programs construction audits have been completed with flying colors.

East Lake Sammamish Parkway - City of Sammamish

This project constructed improvements to East Lake Sammamish Parkway between NE Inglewood Hill Road and 18th Place NE. The project improved safety, enhanced capacity, and provided a safe environment for pedestrians and bicyclists.

Throughout construction, the Perteet design and construction team worked closely with the community to seek input on the project including traffic control and kept the public informed on project progress. Public involvement was accomplished through a variety of communication tools, including one-on-one meetings, flyers, and weekly newsletters detailing the upcoming construction activities for the following week based on the weekly schedule presented by the contractor at weekly construction progress and status meeting.

Construction of this federally funded $6 million project was completed in a very condensed time frame of less than nine-months. Included in this work effort was roadway widening from two- to- three- lanes, curb, gutter and sidewalk, extensive retaining walls, planted medians and planter strips, and a wetland mitigation site. To minimize conflicts during construction, extensive coordination was done with franchise utilities for relocation of power, gas, and telecommunications with relocation beginning before the contract was advertised.