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Evans Creek relocation delayed by complex King County permitting; staff estimate $1M per year in delay costs
Summary
Public Works updated council on permitting challenges for the Evans Creek relocation project: staff are negotiating with King County about floodway mapping, bridge standards and sequencing; a Friday meeting aims to clarify permits, staff estimate roughly $1 million in cost increase per year of delay and expect construction in 2027 if permits are issued this spring.
Public Works Director Aaron Burke updated the Planning & Public Works Committee on Feb. 3 about the Evans Creek relocation project, which has been delayed roughly two years because of complex permitting at federal and county levels. Burke said staff have made progress with King County’s Local Services and Water and Land Resources division but the county has not previously permitted a project that creates a new stream channel and has novel concerns about floodway mapping and…
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