Echo Lake streets are being resurfaced this weekend

On Thursday, the Doolittle Construction Company took advantage of the hot weather and began the first phase of work on Shoreline’s 2011 Bituminous Surface Treatment (BST) project in the Echo Lake neighborhood. (See previous article)

The first phase will take approximately four days to complete. The second phase will occur several days later and take a day or two to complete. The entire project is to be completed by August 20.

Paving work is weather dependent. The hotter the weather, the faster the new surface cures. In order to take advantage of the current run of summer weather, crews will work through the weekend.

On Saturday, August 13, crews will work from 8 am to 7 pm. in the area bounded by 5th Ave NE to Meridian Ave N and N 185th to N 205th Streets. (See map) On Sunday, August 14, the streets will be swept to pick up the excess rock on streets that were paved on Saturday.

1st Avenue NE will not be included in the work this weekend because of the Shoreline Classic Soccer Tournament. Work on 1st Avenue NE will occur next week.

The City advises residents that it is all right to drive immediately on the new surface, but it is important to drive slowly.

Residents have all been notified so they could move their vehicles from the street.

For questions or concerns about the paving work, call Tom Doolittle of the Doolittle Construction Company at 425-455-1150. To learn more about BST in Shoreline, visit this information page.