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Project Description
The property for the new Briggs Village site has been in the Briggs family for more than 100 years. Located on 137 acres, Briggs Village will provide a quality living environment while retaining much of the natural beauty of the former nursery site. Nearly half of the project site is designated for open space, which will include a 4-acre neighborhood park, trails throughout the development, an arboretum with a public overlook of Ward Lake, and large common areas in each development phase. 
Briggs Village includes widening Henderson Boulevard from two to three lanes (1,500 ft of roadway) to alleviate traffic in the area. The project, 13 years in the making, has been much anticipated by the community. The $175 million project will be divided into four or more phases. Phase I consists of the Henderson widening and includes the 90-lot development of residential single-family housing. The remaining phases include a park, multifamily housing, senior housing, and retail and office spaces.
Parsons' scope of work for Phase I of Briggs Village includes widening Henderson Boulevard, installing 9,394 lf of sewer and watermains, 4,835 lf of storm drains, 23,486 square yards of asphalt paving, and curb and gutter. This contract also includes excavating 143,350 cubic yards and backfilling 39,340 cubic yards, as well as other miscellaneous construction activities.
This project poses extremely difficult earthwork site conditions because of the existence of glacial kettles, a natural resource that falls under the protection of the Washington State Department of Ecology. Parsons has worked around the kettles under extreme weather conditions. In just 3.5 months, the site received 44 inches of rain (this area normally receives 50 in. of rain per year). Parsons mitigated site damage, erosion control issues, and fines by implementing 24-hr site monitoring and 24-hr work shifts, when necesary.
Parsons has negotiated a second phase of work for the Briggs Village master plan community and is currently in negotiations on future phases.
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