information from King County

King County’s contractor will begin excavation at the Murray CSO Control Facility project site on Thursday, September 18. Now that the contractor has completed secant pile installation, crews will begin digging to clear space for the underground storage tank. Excavation will be complete by early 2015.

Crews will dig out an area about 80 feet deep and 100 feet wide. All of the material removed will be trucked off site. These activities will bring as many as 55 trucks per day to the project site to load and haul off material. Trucks will access the project site from 48th Avenue S.W. or Lincoln Park Way S.W. Please be aware of traffic as trucks move in and out of the site.
What to expect during excavation

• Work from7a.m.to 6p.m.on weekdays
• Noise from excavating and hauling equipment, including backup alarms
• Excavators, pumps, and trucks working on and near the site
• Up to 55 trucks entering and leaving the site each day
• Flaggers to keep traffic moving as trucks access the site
• No parking on the eastern side of Beach Drive S.W.
• Limited parking on the western side of Beach Drive S.W.
• Limited access to the eastern sidewalk on Beach Drive S.W.
• Beach Drive S.W . and Lowman Beach Park remain open