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Roads and Growth Nine to Five

• Marysville, at its heart, lies primarily within
  the confines of the Highway 9 and Interstate 5
  corridors to the east and west.
• Within this area, and particularly the UGA,
  Marysville has witnessed exponential growth in
  recent years.
• While primarily residential, growth has also
  taken the form of key commercial development.
• The resultant strain on City infrastructure, and
  the transportation component in particular, has
  been significant and in many quarters
  worsening.
• Within unincorporated portions of the UGA,
  population is projected to increase by nearly
  200 in the next 20 years. The need to keep pace
  with this growth therefore cannot be
  overemphasized.

Proposed Commercial Development
Proposed Commercial Development
Highway 9
New Outlet Mall
Proposed Commercial Development
Tribal Casino
Proposed High School
Shopping Center
Interstate 5
Proposed Commercial Development
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Recent Events Nine to Five
(May 2005) Deadly crash snarls I-5 traffic
Herald (December 2004) Head-on Collision in
Marysville
A truck driver and other motorists scrambled to
save the lives of four people following a fiery
three-car freeway crash
Thousands Of Shoppers Expected At New Outlet
Mall POSTED 1104 am PDT May 5, 2005 MARYSVILLE,
Wash. Thousands of shoppers were expected
Thursday for the opening of a new outlet mall
near the Tulalip Casino in Marysville, KIRO 7
Eyewitness News reported. Up to 10,000 cars were
expected for the grand opening Officials for the
mall expected the first few days to draw around
50,000 people. Heavy traffic is expected at
Interstate 5 exits 200 and 202
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS CONGESTION
What can we, as a community, do to turn the
tide?
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Where the Rubber Meets the Road Nine to Five
Interchange
Sidewalks
Interchange
State-Funded(Gas Tax) Projects
Bridge Replacement
Much is being done by the City and agency
partners, but much is left to be done.
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An Emphasis on Corridors
East-West Issues Nine to Five

• Operational Issues _at_ Interchange
• Stacking of vehicles on freeway
  

116th Street NE Corridor
No East-West Connectivity East of State Ave.
Inadequate Corridor Capacity / Throughput
88th Street NE Corridor
Stacking of vehicles on freeway

Corridor Capacity Issues East of State
(Unincorporated Snohomish County)
Fourth Street Corridor
Significant Westbound Operational Issues at
Freeway Under-Crossing
Level of Service (Delay) Issues at Key
Intersections
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An Emphasis on Corridors
North-South Issues Nine to Five
If State were for whatever reason to be rendered
impassible, there are few viable alternate
routes.
State Avenue
Failure of the Quilceda Creek embankment may
sound extreme, but it does help to illustrate the
fragility of the north-south network.
State Avenue is Marysvilles primary north-south
corridor, and an integral part of the
transportation system.
51st Avenue
Primary alternates include only 51st Avenue -
with its missing link, and 67th Avenue far to
the east.
The north-south roadway network is therefore very
fragile unable to react and adapt to
ever-growing demand. This is perhaps
best-illustrated by example.
Quilceda Creek Crossing
Missing Link

Whether brought about by catastrophe (flood,
earthquake) or growingly under-capacity roadway
segments (100th-116th), resultant over-burdening
of State Avenue will not be sustainable.
67th Avenue
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What to do Nine to Five
A Truism Bad Roads Inadequate Infrastructure
Disincentive to Development
Growth and development will however continue
if not here then elsewhere. (perhaps in close
proximity)
Our ability to keep pace and to proactively
address issues, such as these, from Nine to
Five will therefore be key in allowing
Marysville to maintain itself as the vital
community we enjoy today.