Stakeholder Advisory Group

The Stakeholder group includes representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, Olympic College, Bremerton Parks Department, Bremerton Police Department, Bremerton Fire Department, the West Sound Cycle Club, Naval Base Kitsap, the Complete Streets Committee, Kitsap Transit, Kitsap Public Health, WSDOT, the Mayor, City Council President, and several others.

The goal of these stakeholder meetings is to engage the broad group of entities with a vested in the project in a free exchange of ideas, and to select a preferred alternative that meets the needs of the community, and all stakeholders.

Stakeholder Meeting #1

The project team held a kickoff meeting with stakeholders to introduce the project and its goals. A survey was then distributed to participants to determine what about the project they value. Watch the full meeting recording below.

Stakeholder Meeting #2

Following the survey distributed at the end of Stakeholder Meeting #1, the project team reconvened with stakeholders to discuss survey results. Watch the full meeting recording below.

Stakeholder Meeting #3

The project team met with stakeholders once more to review alternatives identified as having a fatal flaw, and explain why they have been removed them from further consideration. Watch the full meeting recording below.

Stakeholder Meeting #4

The project team met with stakeholders to provide an update on the fatal flaw analysis and provide an open discussion with WSDOT Bridge and Structures Engineering. The presentation also included reviews of project elements off of the bridge structure and cost estimations for each of the remaining alternatives. The meeting was ‘hybrid’ with stakeholders attending both in-person and remote. Watch the full meeting recording below. Note that the first 5 minutes of the recording were lost due to a technical error.

Stakeholder Meeting #5

The project team met with stakeholders for the final time to provide a review of the alternatives analysis and discuss the recommended preferred alternative. Watch the full meeting recording below.