You can find information and materials about the IWOW project and its history as you browse the resources below. Older documents refer to the project by its former name, the SR 432 Grade Crossing Project.
Project information
- Fact Sheet—February 2018
- Purpose and Need Statement—September 2016
- Agency Coordination Plan for Public Involvement through EIS—February 2017
- Tribal Consultation Plan – February 2017
- Residential Outreach Report – April 2016
Grant applications
The City of Longview is seeking federal grants to close the $13 million funding gap between the project’s anticipated cost of $98 million and the $85 million allocated by the Washington State Legislature. While the project was not selected to receive additional funds via an INFRA Grant, the strong state funding already in place—thanks to the Washington State Legislature’s 2015 Connecting Washington transportation funding package—and the compelling need for the project should make the BUILD Grant and the CRISI Grant applications stand out from the competition.
CRISI Grant 2020
BUILD Grant 2020
- BUILD Grant Application Narrative
- INFRA/BUILD Grant Benefit Cost Analysis
- INFRA/BUILD Grant Benefit Cost Analysis Model
- BUILD Grant Letters of Support
- BUILD Grant Local Funding Commitment Letter
INFRA Grant 2020
- Note: The IWOW project was not selected for this grant (notified June 2020)
- INFRA Grant Application Narrative
- INFRA/BUILD Grant Benefit Cost Analysis
- INFRA/BUILD Grant Benefit Cost Analysis Model
- INFRA Grant Letters of Support
- INFRA Grant Local Funding Commitment Letter
- Barlow Point Conceptual Planning
- Project Budget
- Washington State S.T.I.P Funds
- Port of Longview Tonnage Statistics
- Washington State Freight and Goods Transportation System 2017 Update
- 2018 Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was published on March 2, 2018, and its 45-day comment period concluded on April 16, 2018. The DEIS evaluated two design alternatives against a no-build alternative.
The DEIS outlines direct impacts and benefits of the alternatives to the natural and built environment. It also takes into account construction, indirect and cumulative effects of the alternatives and identifies ways the impacts can and should be mitigated as the project progresses.
- Cover, Abstract, Fact Sheet, Table of Contents, Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Chapter 1. Introduction to the Project
- Chapter 2. Developing the Alternatives
- Chapter 3. Comparing the Alternatives
- Chapter 4. Environmental Commitments
- Chapter 5. References
- Chapter 6. Glossary
- Chapter 7. List of Preparers
- Chapter 8. Index
- Appendix A Range of Alternatives Report
- Appendix B Public Involvement Summary Report_Part 1
- Appendix B Public Involvement Summary Report_Part 2
- Appendix C Air Quality Technical Analysis
- Appendix D Biological Assessment
- Appendix E Cultural Resources Discipline Report
- Appendix F Cumulative Impacts Discipline Report
- Appendix G Energy and Greenhouse Gas Technical Analysis
- Appendix H Floodplains Technical Analysis
- Appendix I Hazardous Materials Discipline Report
- Appendix J Land Use Technical Analysis
- Appendix K Noise Technical Analysis
- Appendix L Relocation, Social, Economic, Public Services, and Environmental Justice Technical Analysis
- Appendix M Section 4(f) Technical Analysis
- Appendix N Soils and Geology Technical Analysis
- Appendix O Transportation Discipline Report
- Appendix P Utilities Memorandum
- Appendix Q Visual Quality Discipline Report
- Appendix R Wetland Delineation Report
Want to view a paper copy of the DEIS? Drop by one of the following locations, or you can request one by calling Joanna Lowry at 360-442-1350 or toll free 1-800-545-1393 (printing costs $43).
- Cowlitz County Public Works Office
- Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce
- Kelso Public Library
- Longview Public Library
- Washington State Library
- WSDOT Headquarters Library
- WSDOT Kelso Area Engineering Office
Open house materials
Five open houses to discuss plans for the project occurred between September 2015 and March 2018. The open houses allowed the public to learn about and comment on the IWOW project, its initial design concepts and issues to address through the environmental review process. Materials presented at each of the open houses are available via the links below.
Open House 5, Public Hearing—March 20, 2018
- Summary
- Agenda
- Presentation
- Corridor history
- NEPA process
- Schedule
- Traffic
- Environmental impact and benefits
- Alternatives
- Comment forms
Open house 4—January 26, 2017
- Summary
- Agenda
- Presentation
- EIS process
- Schedule
- 1st step screened design alternatives
- 2nd step screened design alternatives
- Draft EIS refined build alternatives
- EIS environmental analysis
- Comment forms
Open house 3—September 21, 2016
- Summary
- Agenda
- Presentation
- Purpose and Need statement
- EIS process
- Schedule
- Alternate travel routes
- 1st step screened design alternatives
- 1st step screening results
- Design refinements – local circulation ideas
- Comment forms
Open house 2—March 16, 2016
- Summary
- Agenda
- Presentation
- Design concepts
- Updated draft Purpose and Need statement
- Screening criteria
- Comment forms
Open house 1—September 17, 2015
Scoping process
Scoping is an open process involving the public and other federal, state and local agencies to identify important issues for consideration during the environmental review process. Learn about the IWOW project’s scoping phase by exploring the links below.
Background documents
The current IWOW project is based on decades of studies and planning. Read the studies which informed the project by clicking the links below.