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FW The News Tribune Wednesday May 1 1996 B5 1 't t-kl- fro ft- I MMUg -a City to spend $725i to fix streets More than a dozen problem areas targeted for repair if funds last By Cheryl Retd The News Tribune building a new roadway Thaf all you can do when roads deteriorate too far Miller said lb prevent that Federal Way started using a pavement management system a few years ago Every road in the dty has been divided into segments Miller said Arterials are rated every year and residential roads are rated every two years Scores are based on usage and on 15 different thing like cracks and holes The scoring scale which runs from zero to 100 is used to determine which roads the city will spend its money to fix gives us a report of the worst and the best streets in Federal Miller said TTiis year the worst streets include several residential roads in the Emmetts area just north of Dash Point Road parts of South 320th Street and Campus Drive Southwest according to Miller The dty wants to overlay all of themby October But whether they are all completed this year depends on the paring bids Kit costs too much some projects might have to wait another season Miller said Each overlay pngect should last a day at most and be too much of a traffic hassle he said happy to see it But it last Barbecues suntan lotion and immuring naphntt- TTw amalla gf summer are on the way Federal Way will spend $725000 in dty funds this summer to lay more asphalt over more than a dozen roadways now riddled with holes ruts and cracks The schedule wont be set until the bid for the work is awarded to a contractor in June Federal Way street system manager Ken Miller said Another street repaving project South 324th Street behind SeaTac Mall is actually a leftover from last year "That was a pretty bad Miller said That project with a price tag of about $400000 was more than a typical repaving Miller said the road was never capable of handling those (near-by park-and-ride) he said "That road is in such poor condition and built on such poor that simple repaving wont stand up more than two years A typical lVfc- to 2-inch asphalt overlay will last 10 years on an arterial and up to 20 years on a residential Btreet according to Miller Instead crews are South 324th Street literally THE PROJECTS The roads Federal Way hopes to repave this summer inchide: Several roads In the Emmett's area north of Dash Point Road First Avenue South from South 320th Street to the 31600 block South outside lane of South 320th Street from Pacific Highway South to the ramp to southbound Interstate 5 23rd Avenue South from South 316th Street to South 317th Street 10th Avenue Southwest from Southwest 334th Street to Sixth Avenue Southwest South 336th Street from Pacific Highway South to Interstate 5 Rfth Avenue South and South 328th Street between South 320th Street and South First Way Campus Drive Southwest from 19th Avenue Southwest to 10th Avenue Southwest Duacan LMnCrtoaThe New Tribune Ttafllc on South 324th Street detours around barriers adjacent to SeaTacMalL The $400000 project to beef up the roadway to withstand heavy traffic la a carryover from last yoac Another $725)00 wH be spent to overlay several other roada In Fsdsral Why this aummet Washout their culpability" If they had planned to wash out the road they couldn't have done it any resident Sue McCluskey said Frame the state forester said an independent geologist studied the area before logging was allowed above the school bus route on highway 165 So did sons hydrologists said Dave Crooker head of Cascade operations for Plum Creek The consulting geologist reported that the draw would foil if rains were abnormally heavy Frame said The heavy rains came and the draw failed as predicted he said "Logging or no logging it would have he said The dearcut area above the foiled draw was logged 18 months ago The draw below remained stable during normal rains he said "We feel that the job was good with good science and engineering behind Crooker said there was something to be dote we would Continued from B3 eled Washington 165 which is etched into a steep hillside and rock cliff high above the Carbon River Gorge The road leads to the Mowich Lake wlqilffl rfMffl'rt Biniw Nntinrml Park It also connects with the Fairfax Road which is the only approach to the Carbon River entrance to the national park More than 169000 people used the two roads last year to visit the national park The residents also are upset that taxpayers must pay for what dearcuts at least partially caused tivqrsaid been said Yolanda Thompson another valley resident who lives along Fairfax Road near a massive slide that occurred in February hurt if the timber companies paid a share for panies fa the slides he said The department is clearing six slides along Washington 165 The road win reopen by July 2 after $1 million to $16 million worth of reconstruction work is completed Along the Fairfax Forest Road a large slide at the Foch Creek crossing has been attributed in part to a dogged culvert below a logging road The road is being cleared and is to reopen around next Wednesday After logging is done logging roads aren't used much and culverts can clog up Water builds behind the doied culvert and crashes through with momentum that can cause washouts below Thafs apparently what happened to cause the largest slide across the Fairfax Road resident John Thompson said The massive slide at the Foch Creek crossing was a combination of failed culverts and water gaining momentum and racing down through fogged dearcuts nearby he said Pierce County road maintenance director Will Kinne said he think bad logging practices caused the damage on Fairfax Road WExfmmiaiemhtDirrmnt Dedicated Ful Time Customer Service Onbur Cabinets For As Long AsbuOwnbur Home VISIT OUR SHOWROOM IN TUKWILA On Sis comsr of WMMay Highway and So 180th Open Moa-ftt SCO to 730 pm 4 SaL 00 am to pm SC have done it Still the company has delayed plans to log its other nearby lands on steep hillsides above the highway he said The company wants to fully evaluate what happened 'if they had planned to wash out the road they couldn't have done it any better' resident Sue McCtuskey The company has given additional right-of-way for free so the state could build a temporary road that skirts the slide and do repairs he said Jerald Walter operations engineer for the Washington Department of Transportation said it is the job to reopen Washington 165 and make it safe He isn't prepared to blame the timber com- Anlmal Control event promotes adoptions The News Tribune King County Animal Control is holding an open house from noon to 4 pm Saturday as part of the national "Adoptathon program to encourage adoption of homeless dogs and cats by loving families King County Executive Gary Locke will be on hand for a brief cer- -emony at 1pm to promote pet adoptions from animal shelters and to discuss the King County adoption program Pet adoption counselors will help prospective new owners choose the animal behavior baric health care and human and animal bonding Same-day adoptions are available for the homeless cats and dogs that have been spayed neutered vacci- nated and groomed The process will take about 30 minutes and will be held at the King County Animal Shelter 21615 64th Ave For information caU 296-3946 Curfew Just AcressThe River From Homo Depot! Com In And Comparel Continued from i3 I HOWiTOIMEETiTHE offense within a year and $500 for a third offense within a year The plan has many exemptions Sumner Police Chief Ben Reisz said Young people can be out after curfew if accompanied by a parent guardian or other responsible adult over the age of 21 Youngsters on errands for parents are exempted So are young people going to and from their places employment Ayoung person who is one block from his or her residence is also exempted Reiss said the youth commission wanted this exemption People under 18 are exempted for one-half hour if they are coming directly home from an adult-supervised activity or place of public entertainment such as a movie day or sporting event They also are exempted ifthey are traveling by direct routes to or from an event sponsored by a school Tacoma Fircrest Everett and Yakima have similar laws Lake-wood University Place and Enum-daw are considering curfews ORRYINGJABOUTsTHE support it she is concerned about the heavy fines that can be levied against violators Some of the lawk previsions: Any police officer who believes a youngster is violating the curfew has the authority to temporarily detain tire person and deliver him cr her to a parent legal guardian or a friend or neighbor willing to take temporary custody of the youth or to the polkx station and juvenile authorities People under 18 cannot remain in any puMk place or business within Sumner during curfew hours Violators will be fined $50 for a first offense $100 for a second offense within a year and $200 for a third offense within a year Parents or legal guardians cannot permit people under 18 to violate curfew with sane exemptions Parent violators can be fined $100 for the first offense $250 for a second In the Tribune's you get to meet trie person you're interested In over the phone first Give it a try Call 572-951 1 to place one THE NEWS TRIBUNE i.