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Home My WebLink Aboutord2007-0232OO7—l69& CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to: Originator: 3127107 Introductioul K. Christensen Council Division Head: A 411 olo 7 Public Hearing K. Christensen Prosecutor: 63/13/07 D. Gibson B. Bennett TITLE OF DOCUMENT. Ordinance designating temporary one-way detours related to the Cable Street Reconstruction Project 1) Memorandum 2) Ordinance SEPA review required? ) Yes X ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing? ( X Yes NO SEPA review completed? ) Yes NO Requested Date: April 10, 200 7 SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: (If this item is an ordinance or requires a public hearing, you m ustprovide the languagefor use in the required public notice. Be specific and cite RCWor WCC as appropriate. Beclearin explaining tire intent of the action.) Attached is an ordinance designating temporary one-way detours related to the Cable Street Reconstruction project as authorized by RCW 46.61.135. A public hearing on this is requested for April 10, 2007. 3/27/2007: Introduced 4/10/2007: Council Adopted 6-1, Brenner opposed Ord. 2007-023 Related County Contract Related File Numbers. Ordinance or Resolution Number: Ord. 2007-023 Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions art, availablefor viewing andprinting on the County's SPONSORED BY: Consent PROPOSED BY: Public Works- Stormwater INTRODUCTION DATE: March 27 2007 1 ORDINANCE NO. 2007 -023 2 3 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING TEMPORARY ONE -WAY DETOURS RELATED TO 4 THE CABLE STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT 5 6 WHEREAS, in 1999, the Cable Street Reconstruction project was added to the 6 -year 7 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) as CountyRoad Project (CRP) 999022; and 8 9 WHEREAS, the Cable Street Reconstruction project is necessary with regard to the 10 importance of stormwater management in the Lake Whatcom Watershed and public safety 11 improvements; and 12 13 WHEREAS, on November 23, 2005, the Whatcom County Council approved Wilson 14 Engineering, LLC to prepare plans, specifications, and estimates for Cable Street reconstruction; 15 and 16 17 WHEREAS, RCW 46.61.135 authorizes the designation of one -way roadways; and 18 19 WHEREAS, the Lake Whatcom Watershed window for construction is May 1 through 20 September 1; and 21 22 WHEREAS, Wilson Engineering, LLC recommends the establishment of temporary one - 23 way detours to remain in effect for the duration of the Cable Street Reconstruction project in order 24 to complete the work within the watershed window for construction and in the interest of public 25 safety; and 26 27 WHEREAS a map of the construction area and temporary one -way routes are included in 28 this ordinance as attachment Exhibit "A "; and 29 30 WHEREAS, on March 27, 2007, the Whatcom County Council passed a resolution for a 31 public hearing to be held on April 10, 2007, at the regular Whatcom CountyCouncil meeting, for the 32 establishment of temporary one -way detours in relation to the Cable Street Reconstruction project. 33 34 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the Whatcom County Council, in relation 35 to the Cable Street Reconstruction project and as enabled by RCW 46.61.135, establishes two 36 temporary one -way detour routes for the duration of construction which shall occur within the Lake 37 Whatcom Watershed construction window of May 1, 2007, through September 1, 2007. The 38 westbound route will detour through the residential neighborhood north of Cable Street where it 39 shall begin at the intersection of Cable Street and Lakeway Drive as traffic flows in a northwesterly 40 direction, and continue until the intersection of LakewayDrive and Terrace Avenue. The eastbound 41 route will travel through the residential neighborhood to the south where it shall begin at the 42 intersection of Cable Street and Lakeview Street by redirecting traffic in a southerly direction down 43 Lakeview Street; at the intersection of Lakeview Street and Fremont Street, the detour shall continue 44 in the easterly direction down Fremont Street until reaching the intersection of Coronado Avenue 45 and Fremont Street, and at this intersection the detour shall turn north down Coronado Avenue to 46 the intersection of Lake Whatcom Boulevard and Coronado Avenue where it shall terminate. A 47 detailed map of the temporary traffic detour is contained within the attached Exhibit "A" and 48 incorporated herein by reference. 49 50 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Whatcom County Council authorizes the 51 temporary removal of the following stop signs in relation to the Cable Street Reconstruction project: 52 53 Road Name Direction - Stopping Cross Street 54 Coronado Avenue Eastbound Fremont Street 55 Fremont Street Eastbound Austin Street 56 57 Both of the above stop signs are located in the NE quarter of Section 34, Township 38 North, and 58 Range 3 East WNI The stop signs will be temporarily removed and placed in storage no sooner 59 than Ma .4%aAf h,q;d replaced at their original locations no later than September 1, 2007. 60 0 61 �%P 'Illln r ; 0 dayof April , 2007. 62 0 ••�i �. C y �� 63 C):1Ty WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL 64 EMIST: w ; r _ WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON 65 ; g STATe of 66 ;. • 9 67 '. • 68 69 Dana 9r'6*n1Qfkyis%,1C6uncil Clerk Carl Weimer, Council Chair 70 71 72 APPROVED AS TO FORM: 73 75 I 76 Assistant Chief Deputy Prosecutor Pete Kremen, County Executive Date: — /Z -0 -7 Page 2 of 2 SIGN LEGEND R41 p17 IW R&I ROAD CLOSED ALN ROAp CLOSEp THRU TRAFFIC R11.1 CABLE ST. TO BE CLOSED AT LAIDVIEW STREET MAY 1 TO SEPTEMBER? CNlo1FABRIrATIDw„ CABLE ST. TO BE CLOSED AT AUSTIN STREET MAY 1 TO SEPTEMBER $ LrJ awFADRR:ATmAz -- CABLE 5T. TO BE CLOSEDAT LAKE WHATCOM BOULEVARD BELUNGNAM S Am+FAB$ MISC LEGEND _n_ SIGH A LFAW IDENDFYING CODE RFT LETrMG INMATES Do1FC11GN ffi TYPE 3 BARRICADE PER Y15DI1f Tat STANOIRD PENN H -]. D15MAIi AM= FIRE TNDTTN OF ROIO 1 , FLW, ECDON LA 11ER0 ilt FM AED D ISRC G D1 TOLFR L \� EXHIBIT "A" I'i �-7.,.I LAKE WHA TCOM YlIA STRFE] MK h .L IRDREO WEST •rIl •L, •r TII • •$ — TLON ZOHE .lL AND OTHER R}I [RED TO FIC FWW" GENEVA uGaaam ► ELEMENTARY IpRGIN SCHOOL I. EX BUS pq { R'Ta STATION Rua LAI�VEW5T1EfT / DEW PROJECT BO JNDARY J ur RTAAOlTO6ED TD 250' SDO' oclnx + rRUnnr STREET I91 IbS pa-1: R47 �1 RR H a -1 RI1+ OETOYR n ► ...— 9....... ........................ FM R "' WHATCOM HILLS '� WA[ QQRF SCHOOL I I / L>IX �tmwxrsT. 1� AfISIN tT: 1..�- OETOTR .+ OETOIRI w OEw: D DETOUR o6 Rf -1 — * RS1 " EISf wr. q&7gFR 6lRFET DiTO1R W fEFtlIR AlEll1 48Rn" 12 CR&WAY GE cm WE mm. AM YEE WE B'63 4m LAIRYIAY GRIN ATCONpA19R>1T0FGEMMR1W&ALL WMYAM UM- WM FlE"STREET TFw01WCftHE6ffIyH6"impm IE1NMI. M RPARTfTIM AFHF764IHG3WRYBRswwlm PIQf1T0USLYmna m OPJE m A.CTSITET M - FEIfOYE OR OYERPAHf M PINE MIME EYPTO IT WE IXPTO It WE -----I TYPICAL ROAD CONFIGURATION FOR ONE -WAY DETOURS WEST -BOUND DETOUR mrac sm[ii ip --- ,�wwi��IIIIIIII�� NOTES 1. THE CONTRACTOR IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING AND MAINTAINING ALL TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE CONTINUED SAFE AND EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC THROUGH AND AROUND THE PROJECT AREA INCLUDING THE RELATED DETOURS. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO THE TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN ARE PERMITTEO IF THE CHANGES IMPROVE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY. CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING AN UP -TO -DATE TRAFFIC CONTRDL PLAN THAT REFLECTS ALL CHANGES. 3. TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MANUAL ON UNIFDRM TRAFFIC CDNTRDL DEVICES (MUTCO) 2003 EDITION, THE 2606 WSDOT STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS, THE WSDOT SIGN MANUAL AND THE LATEST EDITIDN OF THE WSDOT STANDARD PLANS. 4. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO REQUIRE DETOURING TRAFFIC AROUNO THE CONSTRUCTION AREA BETWEEN LAKEVIEW ST. AND LAKE WHATCOM BDULEVARO. THE TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN FOLLOWS THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF WSDOT STANDARD PLAN K -2. 5. THE DETOUR DEPICTED SHALL REMAIN IN PLACE 24 HOURS PER DAY. 6. CONTRACTOR SHALL MAINTAIN LOCAL ACCESS TO ALL PROPERTY DURING CONSTRUCTIDN. OBTAIN PROPERTY DWNER APPROVAL PRIOR TO STARTING ANY WORK THAT WILL DELAY OWNER ACCESS MORE THAN 15- MINUTES. 7. WITHOLI7 EXCEPTION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAINTAIN ACCESS TO THE FIRE STATION AT ALL TIMES. REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS FOR SPECIFIC TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES RELATED TO FIRE STATION. B. WHEN SCHOOL IS IN SESSION, NOTIFY THE SCHOOL C OLSTRICT OF CDNSTRUCRON OPERATIONS. TAKE STEPS REOUIREO TO MAINTAIN BUS AND STUDENT DRDP -OFF TRAFFIC. IF ALTERNATIVE BUS ROUTING REQUIRED, PROVIDE SIGNAL£ AND OTHER TEMPORARY MEASURES TO ASSURE STUDENT SAFETY. 9. NOTIFY WHATCDM TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (WTA) OF CONSTRUCTION. CABLE STREET IS ON A W A BUS ROME THAT WILL REQUIRE REROUTING OR SPECIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL. 10. MAINTAIN PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ACROSS CABLE STREET THROUGHDU PROJECT AT ALL CROSS STREET (LAKEWODO, GENEVA AND AUSTIN), NOTIFY ENGINEER IF CROSS- STREET CLOSURE REQUIRED. 11]. IF ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE IS REQUIRED BEYOND THAT SHOWN, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE AT NO ADDITONAL COST. 12. TRAFFIC CONTROL INCLUDES CERTIFIED FLAGGERS NECESSARY TO ASSURE MAINTAINING SAFE TRAFFIC FLOW THROUGH AND ARDUND THE PROJECT AREA AND THE RELATED DETOURS, 13. WHEN DETOUR LS IN PLACE, INSTALL TYPE 3 BARRICADE PER WSDDT STD PLAN H -2 AT EAST AND WEST END OF PROJECT AND AT THE INTERSECTING CROSS STREETS. INSTALL FOUR FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS (TYPE A. MUTCD). 14. MODIFY EX=NG REGULATORY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES FOR THE DURATIDN OF THE DETOUR. 15. REFERENCE SIGN LEGEND FOR ALL SIGNS NOT SPECIFICALLY DEPICTED ON THE PLAN. 16. ALL SIGNS SHALL BE POST MOUNTED. COLOR SHALL BE BLACK ON ORANGE UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE 17. CONTRACTOR SHALL INSTALL TEMPORARY SPEED BUMPS AT LOCATIONS ALONG THE DETOUR ROUTE DETERMINED BY THE ENGINEER. 1B. CONTRACTOR SHALL INSTALL TEMPORARY ELECTRONIC SPEED DETECTION AND DISPLAY EQUIPMENT AT LOCATIONS HANG THE DETOUR ROUTE DETERMINED BY THE ENGINEER. 19. PROBABLE REQUIRED FLAGGING SITES SHOWN REFLECT LIKELY AREAS WHERE FLAGGING WALL BE REQUIRED. ADDITIONAL FLAGGING EXPECTED. E t W N p W Y O W „ � x SS4 SA u O K p W 6 x $ c J Iti � � W C45 Z O lm 141 tn141 Z 45 W } W m L/1 o ° u 1 Z L G z_ x ce � Z 7 3 Q U U Z !S m F- 0 J Z a Lu Z cc O O Lu U U J�c u,. 2 t LL. ; �LL O _ r Q a u 4 ax G o �" P N CALL N O BBEF� YODU DDIG m o Ll] TWO t-800-24-55M 4 U