Supercharger - Federal Way, WA

[Tectonic]

I took a drive to see if I could find any of the utility locate markings, and I actually stumbled upon construction! Unsure if it is related construction. Maybe someone with an eye for these things could give an opinion. @PLUS EV ?

It is actually on the opposite end of the shopping center from where I expected, up by the rite aid.
Marked with a red circle on the map:

Construction pictures at this imgur album link: Possible FW Supercharger Construction?



I think this cut out strip of pavement looks like trenching seen at other supercharger construction sites.

I think it's related to supercharger construction. The One Call for that seems to be here, with the description: BORE IN A ELECTRIC LINE FOR CHARGING STATION

and

THE LOCATION IS IN FRONT OF THE RITE-AID MARK FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF RITE-AID TO THE WEST SIDE AND EAST SIDES OF THE ENTRANCES ALL THE WAY TO 320TH

 

[andrewFW]

Well I think that confirms it, since that linked one call names a company "NET VISION UNDERGROUND", and that's what the side of the truck said!

 

[andrewFW]

Updates from about an hour ago:

Is this enough to move supercharge.info from "permit" to "construction" @MarcoRP ?

 

[MarcoRP]

Updates from about an hour ago:

Is this enough to move supercharge.info from "permit" to "construction" @MarcoRP ?

Oops!! Guess I didn't notice the first time. earliest time I can update is tomorrow morning, unless another editor wants to take it tonight (or next week if its Chuq)

 

[mooner]

Thought I was the first to see this stuff, but clearly others have beat me to the post!

This site is better than if it were on the other side of the mall under the power lines. Within a block you have: RiteAid, Starbucks, Qdoba, Chick-fil-a, BofA, Safeway, Wells Fargo and Panda Express - and an urgent care clinic.

 

[ccudmore]

@MarcoRP the pictures show equipment for 12 stations, supercharger.info shows 8.
(6 of the "Do not stack over 2 high" boxes - each holds 2 pedestals, plus the packing slip picture shows quantity 12 vehicle chargers)

 

[Vancity-Tes1a]

Awesome to see construction is underway!

Hopefully, when the border opens I can visit it

 

[bruce4000]

Drove by there today and not sure why the address says 324th since it’s literally right off of 320th which is also the I5 freeway exit. 324th is the road on the far far side of the large and very busy strip mall / parking lot.

 

[42byh]

is this supercharger a hassle to get unto/out of the parking lot on a road trip?

 

[bruce4000]

is this supercharger a hassle to get unto/out of the parking lot on a road trip?

Well it’s not far off of the freeway but you have to drive by a mall so multiple lights and traffic. Good news is there is plenty to do and will be next to a Starbucks and Quedoba. Of course depending on the time of day, it’s a hassle to drive through the Seattle area!

 

[andrewFW]

The parking lot itself is not difficult to get in/out of. There are several ways to enter, but maybe the easiest will be to turn left (coming from I5) at Pacific Highway and then make an immediate right turn into the shopping center. That right turn will be from an HOV lane, so fewer cars there. If you go through pacific highway you'll have to make a left turn into the safeway, and that can be difficult to get through. The turning lane is very short and there is a lot of oncoming traffic.

With the route above you might have to fight the chick-fil-a traffic once you get into the shopping center, but at busy times I've seen them have an employee direct traffic. (sidenote: As transplants from the south it absolutely shocked us how big a deal chick-fil-a is to people here. It's very very new to the area, so maybe it will wear off.)

 

[PLUS EV]

The parking lot itself is not difficult to get in/out of. There are several ways to enter, but maybe the easiest will be to turn left (coming from I5) at Pacific Highway and then make an immediate right turn into the shopping center. That right turn will be from an HOV lane, so fewer cars there. If you go through pacific highway you'll have to make a left turn into the safeway, and that can be difficult to get through. The turning lane is very short and there is a lot of oncoming traffic.

With the route above you might have to fight the chick-fil-a traffic once you get into the shopping center, but at busy times I've seen them have an employee direct traffic. (sidenote: As transplants from the south it absolutely shocked us how big a deal chick-fil-a is to people here. It's very very new to the area, so maybe it will wear off.)

I've been road tripping a lot during the pandemic. All 48 states. Chick-fil-As everywhere have lineups around the block. Drive thrus in general are super busy during the pandemic and maybe Chick-fil-A isn't the fastest at getting the orders out. Restaurants are closed and many of the fast food "dining rooms" are also closed (or people just don't want to go inside), but people still hate cooking at home 7 days a week

 

[andrewFW]

That makes sense. To me, it'll always be "that place in the mall food court that you can't get on sundays and is not as good as popeyes".

 

[andrewFW]

Update as of ~20 minutes ago.

Some of the pedestals in place.

 

[Tectonic]

Drove by there today and not sure why the address says 324th since it’s literally right off of 320th which is also the I5 freeway exit. 324th is the road on the far far side of the large and very busy strip mall / parking lot.

I think that location near 324th was based on speculation before construction actually started. Is this the correct spot?

Google Maps

 

[andrewFW]

Yes, that's correct.

 

[Mandarin]

seems like this one is doing extremely fast progress. From the ground up to pedestal in 6 days? wow...

 

[andrewFW]

The white cabinets are on-site. Still in their packaging. Four pedestals are also still in their packaging.

 

[PLUS EV]

The white cabinets are on-site. Still in their packaging. Four pedestals are also still in their packaging.

Yeah there are going to be 4 stalls out in the middle of the parking lot. Between the stack of pallets and the Starbucks in the last picture from post #34.

 

[bruce4000]

Minimal change from the Oct 27 pictures. Still need to install last pedestals etc.