Division Street / SR 536 Bridge Planning Study

2026-11-03

For this study , the City seeks to engage the services of a qualified consultant team to undertake all elements of leading , developing , and delivering a planning and feasibility study that will provide preliminary planning , goals , guidance , and focus for a future bridge project . The future bridge project will entail either providing full Active Transportation mobility and accessibly for all transportation modes at the location of the existing Division Street / State Route 536 Bridge over the Skagit River or provide alternative means to facilitate full Active Transportation mobility and accessibly for all transportation modes at a suitable , nearby location . The key goal for this study is to support planning for the long - term community transportation needs and the financial preparations required to deliver on one or more future capital improvement projects for the bridge ’ s long - term future . Ideally , this study will be used to either accelerate long - range planning and programming of a bridge project by WSDOT or provide the City the planning tools needed to consider a future City - led bridge project As part of this process , the study will include identification of reasonable alternatives for the existing conditions and the anticipated future land uses and transportation needs for the bridge . The consultant team will develop and lead an alternatives analysis to identify and characterize important planning and decision factors ; and to provide momentum for eventual funding , permitting , and design processes . The consultant team will also develop , organize , and lead public involvement and key stakeholder engagement efforts to facilitate the input and use of public input into this planning and feasibility study . Engagement is anticipated to require multiple methods in order to effectively implement , particularly as multiple public and private agency and organization partners of the City are significantly affected by both current bridge conditions and future options , as well as the general public both within and outside of the City . Public outreach and engagement methods will need to incorporate measures for providing language accessibility meeting current State of Washington standards for Limited English Proficiency ( LEP ) members of the public .

Washington

2026-05-14