Learn about tunnel construction at Brightwater community meeting on May 22

People seeking more information on upcoming Brightwater construction at Point Wells are invited to a public meeting hosted by King County.

The meeting will offer an opportunity to meet staff and contractors, learn more about the project and the county's commitment to protecting the environment during construction, and get individual questions answered.

The meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 22 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Richmond Beach Public Library, 19601 21st Avenue Northwest, Shoreline.

In addition to a treatment plant north of Woodinville, the Brightwater project also includes construction of a 14-mile tunnel that will hold separate pipes to carry wastewater to and from the plant. Access shafts called portals will enable workers to build the tunnel.

At Point Wells, construction on a 33-foot deep portal will begin this fall, followed by construction of a four-mile segment of tunnel from Point Wells to Ballinger Way in Shoreline. The tunnel will be 10 to 13 feet in diameter and about 30 to 175 feet deep. Construction and restoration will take about four years to complete.

King County awarded the Point Wells construction contract last February to JCT, a joint venture of Jay Dee Contractors, Frank Coluccio Construction Company, and Taisei Corporation.

More information is available on the project Web site at http://dnr.metrokc.gov/WTD/brightwater/
People can also get more information about the project, or arrange reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities by contacting the Brightwater project office at 206-684-6799 or 711 TTY Relay.

People enjoy clean water and a healthy environment because of King County's wastewater treatment program. The county's Wastewater Treatment Division protects public health and water quality by serving 17 cities, 17 local sewer utilities and more than 1.4 million residents in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. Formerly called Metro, the regional clean-water agency now operated by King County has been preventing water pollution for more than 40 years.

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