Memorandum of Understanding – Local Match for Puget
Sound Gateway Program
Eric ffitch, Manager, State Government Relations, Port of Seattle
Geraldine Poor, Regional Transportation Manager, Port of Seattle
Craig Stone, Puget Sound Gateway Program Administrator, Washington State
Department of Transportation
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Item No. 8d
Date: May 22, 2018
Background on Puget Sound Gateway Program
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• Completion of State Routes 167 and 509
• Funded by the Washington State Legislature in the 2015 “Connecting
Washington” transportation funding package
• Was a central priority over several legislative sessions – for both Port of
Seattle and Port of Tacoma
• Total funding is $1.9 billion; that includes $310 million from tolls and local
contributions
• Provides direct freight links from both seaports and from Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport (Sea-Tac) to key distributions centers in the region, to
Eastern Washington, and to other states along the northern tier.
• Gives travelers accessing Sea-Tac options for approaching from the South,
by finally linking SR 509 to Interstate 5.
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Gateway Funding Background
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• Funding model is a new approach to
completing major transportation projects
• Local match reflects the strong interest in
this project in South King and Pierce County
communities
• In 2017, Washington State Legislature
directed WSDOT to work with local entities
on a Memorandum of Understanding to
finalize the plan and schedule for local
contribution
Proposed Funding Strategy – Grants and Partner
Contributions
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Projects
SR 167 SR 509 TOTAL
Port contributions
$30 million $30 million $60 million
Federal INFRA grant
$10 million $10 million $20 million
Local partner match
$10 million $10 million $20 million
Other Grants (PSRC,
FMSIB, TIB)
$20 million $10 million $30 million
Potential Total
$70 million $60 million $130 million
MOU Development
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Concur on goals,
partnership
principles and
responsibilities
• October 4, 2017
Approach to
Benefit
Framework and
Partner Roles
• December 13,
2017
Partner
Concurrence on
MOU
• January-March
2018
Ratify MOU
• April – June 2018
• WSDOT Convened a “Funding and Phasing
Subcommittee” – three meetings so far in
2018
• First round of MOU review completed on
March 30 – Port of Seattle proposed edits
were included
• Second round of review completed on April 27
• At May 3 Funding and Phasing Subcommittee Meeting, group agreed to “endorse” MOU draft to proceed to
ratifications
• May and June, Council and Commission meetings to review and seek approval of MOU – target ratification my
June 22, 2018
• Submit MOU to legislature by July 1, 2018
Interlocal Agreement and Next Steps
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Questions?
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