Sound Transit Regional Express Project

Lynnwood, Washington

ESA Adolfson was the environmental task lead to Sound Transit for the Lynnwood HOV Access, Transit Center, and Park-and-Ride Lot Improvement Project. In this capacity, ESA Adolfson assisted in site selection for a new Transit Center and HOV Access to Interstate 5; prepared appropriate NEPA and SEPA documents for each element of the project; developed mitigation for impacts that could not be avoided; assisted in public involvement efforts; and provided water quality monitoring prior to, during, and following construction of the project. Central issues included wetland and potential stream impacts in the vicinity of the existing Lynnwood Park-and-Ride lot, contaminated soils at several of the proposed Transit Center sites, compatibility of transit facilities with adjacent land uses, public safety, local increases in air and noise impacts resulting from increasing bus and automobile traffic, and aesthetic impacts. ESA Adolfson also provided ESA Section 7 consultation services and conducted water quality monitoring during the construction of this project.