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WSDOT outlines $82 million estimate, multi-year plan to replace I‑5 culverts to restore fish passage at McAleer Creek
Summary
WSDOT presented a design-build project to replace two culverts on McAleer Creek under I‑5 and one on Scriber Creek, estimating $82 million for design, right-of-way and construction for three sites, with $17 million currently funded for design and ROW and construction funding pending legislative decisions.
Lauren Padgett, public information officer for projects and design at the Washington State Department of Transportation, described a design-build package to replace three culverts, two on McAleer Creek under Interstate 5 and one on Scriber Creek under SR‑524, intended to improve fish passage and open miles of upstream habitat.
“We’re estimating a total cost for design right of way and construction of about $82,000,000 for the 3 culverts,” a WSDOT project presenter said during the forum, adding that approximately $17,000,000 is currently funded for design and right-of-way work and that construction funding has not yet been secured.
WSDOT staff said the design phase will reach roughly 30 percent before the design-builder completes detailed design; the agency expects proposals from…
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