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CHAPTERS: COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT <br />Table 5-3 (continued) Public Survey 2, February 2024 - Survey Results <br />Alternative 3: <br />Widen 1-90 in <br />the Median, <br />Reversible Lanes <br />Alternative 4a: <br />SR 903 Extension <br />Alternative 4b: <br />Bullfrog Road <br />Extension <br />Alternative 5: <br />South Route <br />Alternative 6: <br />No Build <br />27 • Emphasize economical options for efficiency and effectiveness <br />• Advocate for keeping traffic on 1-90 to avoid congestion and <br />hazards <br />• Prioritize safety for residents, especially during emergencies <br />• Support for alternatives preserving neighborhood integrity <br />• Preference for options allowing traffic to remain on 1-90 <br />• Consideration for construction impact on traffic and property <br />• Importance of durability and traffic management, especially <br />during holidays <br />• Concerns about emergency access and traffic flow in case of <br />incidents <br />• Advocacy for expanding lanes on 1-90 to handle heavy traffic <br />• Emphasize cost-effectiveness and minimal disruption to <br />resources <br />• Support for reversible lanes in the median to maximize flexibility <br />• Consideration of safety and adaptability in proposed solutions <br />• Proposal for separation of trucks from other vehicles for safety <br />.................................................................................................................................... <br />1 Alternate 4A need second way out and not the dead end in case <br />of a fire or high winds (downed trees) <br />.................................................................................................................................. - <br />3 • Emergency evacuation. <br />• Easy snow plowing. Move access from Bullfrog Rd to 1-90. <br />• This choice, 4B may be the least impactful to surrounding area, <br />i.e. short distance, no residential homes. <br />....................................................................................................................................- <br />1 • Easton to exit 74 first then widen to Nelson Siding westside Upper <br />Peoh, don't go through south Cle Elum. Local traffic only. <br />...................................................................................................................................... <br />2 • All of these 1-90 improvements wont happen for years. <br />• Highway expansions historically only offer temporary reductions <br />in congestion (after temporarily impacting traffic during the <br />-10 year construction period). They are also extremely costly, <br />particularly when current highway maintenance needs are <br />severely underfunded, and have adverse environmental impacts. <br />Likewise, scenarios 4A, 4B, and 5 would significantly impact the <br />rural character of the immediate area without any clear benefit <br />(other than apparently diverting traffic off 1-90) and run counter to <br />the County's own plan of "preservation of the existing and future <br />transportation system should be a funding priority ahead of <br />expanding the system." Alternative 6 should be further expanded <br />to look at actual expansion alternatives such as permanent <br />variable speeds, lower county road speeds, traffic speed cameras, <br />increased State Patrol emphasis, etc. <br />VOLUME I: FEASIBILITY REPORT 1-90 Corridor Easton to Cle Elum Feasibility Study 1 78 <br />