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CHAPTERS: COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT A recurring theme of discussion centered on enhancements to county roads to deter safety concerns associated with the curve traffic diversion. Suggestions included the in the vicinity of the weigh station (near MP implementation of traffic calming measures 80), with attendees expressing hopes that the on county roads to improve safety in the project would address this issue. Additionally, meantime. While participants acknowledged there was a consensus within the community the need for improvements on the county to prioritize keeping 1-90 traffic on the roads,they also recognized that these interstate and discouraging the use of county initiatives might constitute a separate project roads as detours, rendering Alternatives 4A, rather than being integrated into the 1-90 4B, and 5 as highly unfavorable.The majority solution. of the attendees were very concerned about Based on the public feedback from the the inclusion of an alternative south of 1-90 activities held during February 2024, new (Alternative 5) which,from their perspective, criteria —focused on safety and mobility— would only exacerbate the existing problems were added to the evaluation criteria.The Tier of unsafe conditions in front of their homes 1 and Tier 2 evaluations were revisited and (speeding), and hindered access to their updated, based on what the County and WSDOT driveways due to drivers exiting 1-90 and heard from the community.The County and detouring through their neighborhoods. WSDOT will continue to work closely with the Discussions also touched upon the realization community to ensure their voices are heard that this project may take several years to and included in the future analyses as the complete and the potential for interim safety project progresses. r 'L r: 1 VOLUME I: FEASIBILITY REPORT I-90 Corridor Easton to Cle Elunn Feasibility Study 1 81