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Meadowdale Beach and Estuary Restoration Project
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This project entails removing 128 linear feet of railroad embankment (shoreline armoring) along with the 6-foot wide culvert and installing a 5-span railroad bridge with a 100-foot opening to address ADA accessibility, beach access, fish passage, flooding, sediment delivery and maintenance issues associated with the undersized culvert. This project will restore a historic (pre-railroad) 1.3-acre estuary that will provide essential rearing habitat for ESA-listed Chinook (threatened), Chum, and Coho salmon as well as Cutthroat trout; and restore nearshore processes key to Puget Sound recovery. Additional habitat and stream enhancement will occur upstream of the estuary and a second footbridge will be installed to provide viewing platform of fish migration. Recreation components include a foot-wash, and picnic and bench viewpoints of the beach, estuary and Lund’s Gulch Creek. The existing portable restroom enclosure will be relocated out of the floodway and the ADA-parking will be brought up to current standards.
Lunds Gulch Creek Culvert under BNSF Railroad
STATUS
Plans, Specifications and Cost Estimate – 100%
Permits Received:
Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permits 14, 27, 42;
Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife Hydraulic Project Application;
Shoreline Substantial Development;
Shoreline Conditional Use, Snohomish County Flood Hazard, Land Disturbance Activity Permit;
Commercial Building Permit for Restroom Enclosure;
Commercial Building Permit for Pedestrian Bridge Abutments;
Critical Area Site Plans (3) recorded
SEPA: Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) issued: May 29, 2019
NEPA: Categorical Exemption (Federal Rail Admin) issued March 2, 2020; Under review by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Permits Needed Prior to Construction Outstanding: Washington State Department of Ecology Construction Stormwater Permit
Permits to be Issued During Construction: City of Edmonds Haul Permit/Right-of-way Use Permit; Electrical permit; Demolition permit; Commercial Building Permit for Pedestrian Bridge
BNSF/County Underpass Agreement – Under review by BNSF; anticipated execution date: January 2021
PROJECT SCHEDULE/PARK CLOSURE INFORMATION*
- Advertise, Bid, Award: The anticipated advertisement date is January 6, 2021 with anticipated bid opening February 9, 2021 with award to follow
- Construction Period: mid-March 2021 – fall 2022 and extend through fall 2021
- Park Closure: There will be no beach/ADA access during construction.
Hike-in access only from main parking lot (156th St SW) to approx. location of Ranger Residence with no portable restroom facilities available along or at the bottom of the trail;
Limited vehicle access (County, Contractor, and Resident) and no walk-in access from 75th Place West;
No kayak beach camping will be permitted during construction. If construction is suspended during extended periods of unsuitable weather or other conditions, temporary public access may be provided.
*Schedule subject to change based on budget process, BNSF approval and permitting
PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COST AND FUNDING
- Estimated total Construction Cost - $15M
- Grants received: $6.6M
- Washington Wildlife Recreation Program (WWRP) - Water Access Grant - $500,000;
- Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account (ALEA) Grant - $500,000;
- Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) Grant - $800,000;
- Estuary Salmon and Restoration Program Grant - $1,000,000;
- Federal Rail Administration Consolidated Rail Infrastructure Safety Improvement (FRA/CRISI) Grant - $3,500,000;
- National Oceanic Atmosphere Administration Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration Grant - $300,000;
- County (REET/Councilmatic Bonds) - $8.4M
PRESENTATIONS
- Presented project update to Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee June 19, 2019
- Construction Haul Route Public Meeting – February 20, 2019
- Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee May 20, 2020
- Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council September 24, 2020
RELATED ARTICLES
- July 5, 2018 - Everett Herald
- June 17, 2019 - Everett Herald
Related Documents
- Haul Route Public Comment_County Responses
- Haul Route Presentation _2-20-19
- Haul Route Presentation Talking Points
- Illustrative Site Plan_60percent (PDF)
- Estuary Rendering (JPG)
- Critical Areas (PDF)
- Benefit-Cost Analysis Summary (PDF)
- Benefit-Cost Analysis Report (PDF)
- Railroad Bridge Rendering (PDF)
- Prelim Design Rpt_SRFB2015Grant (PDF)
- Meadwodale_Park_Habitat_100percent
- MeadowdaleRailroad_Structural_100percent
- MeadowdaleRailroad_Civil_100percent
Contact Person:
Logan Daniels, P.E., Parks Engineer
Snohomish County Parks & Recreation
Email Logan Daniels
Phone: 425-388-6619