US 395 – Division Wye to Wandermere – Paving – Complete Streets

US 395 from the US 2 Wye to Wandermere Road – milepost 164.5 to 167.07 – has been identified as needing the asphalt concrete pavement rehabilitated to preserve the roadway structure and the public investment in highways. The original scope of this project involved rehabilitating the existing pavement with a hot mix asphalt pavement and upgrading basic safety features within the project limits to maintain safe highway operations.

In 2022, Move Ahead Washington was passed by the Washington State Legislature, which included a requirement for WSDOT to incorporate principles of Complete Streets into transportation projects with an estimated budget greater than $500,000 and starting design on or after July 1, 2022. To aid in the implementation of this requirement, WSDOT established a Complete Streets process that first screens all programmed projects for Complete Streets applicability, and subsequently provides a planning and conceptual design phase – known as pre-design – and target outcomes for projects that are required to incorporate Complete Streets. More information about the Complete Streets requirement and WSDOT’s implementation process is available on WSDOT’s Complete Streets page.

The Complete Streets screening process found the US 395/Division US 2 Wye to Wandermere Road paving project required implementation of the Complete Streets requirement for the full length of the project corridor. A pre-design phase was initiated to conduct this analysis and identify the preferred Complete Streets implementation along and across the corridor. The pre-design phase includes the following tasks:

• Coordination with local and regional jurisdictions
• Identification of Complete Streets gaps and needs
• Community engagement
• Development and selection of preferred Complete Streets alternatives
• 30% design of preferred alternatives
• Documentation

Currently, the pre-design phase is finishing the gaps and needs analysis, which includes an upcoming community workshop and other supportive engagement opportunities including an online survey. After this task is completed, preliminary Complete Streets strategies will be developed, being informed by community engagement. Updates as a result of these efforts will be provided on this webpage as they become available.