Street overlay project in Lake Forest Park June 15 - 30

The City of Lake Forest Park expects that citizens will experience some inconvenience on the streets listed below during the street overlay project June 15th- June 30th.

The City will be doing asphalt overlay on these streets as a part of its pavement preservation program. All cities make an effort to keep pavement in good condition on heavy use and aging streets. Each year the City of Lake Forest Park participates in the King County North Overlay Project.

Drivers along these routes may have noticed Public Works crews doing pre-paving preparations during the past few weeks.

When you see them, please be careful, slow down, and “give them a brake”

This year the City of Lake Forest Park will be overlaying:

• NE 191st St from Forest Park Dr NE to east end of road
• 32nd Ave NE from NE 195th St to NE 200th St
• 32nd Ave NE from NE 200th St to end of road
• 34th Ave NE from NE 195th St to end of road
• 36th Ave NE from NE 195th St to NE 197th St
• NE 196th St from 36th Ave NE to end of road
• NE 197th St at 36th Ave NE from east end of road to west end of road

The overlay is estimated to begin sometime between June 15, 2015 and June 30, 2015. The actual work dates are determined by the contractor that is awarded the contract.

Link to Map of Overlay Streets

The overlay will take place in three main phases. 

Phase one is grinding. The grinders will grind small areas where the are adjoining side streets or have curb and gutter sections. These are known as the “marriage lines”. There will only be momentary delays for traffic. Grinding will take less than 2 days to complete. 

Phase two is the paving. The pavers will place approximately 2 inches of new hot mix asphalt on the existing street surface, joining the side street asphalt at the marriage lines. There may be delays of 20 minutes to allow the new asphalt to cool before vehicles drive on it. Paving will take less than 1 day to complete. 

Phase three is the replacement of street surface markings. The traffic markings are applied in dry weather. There should be only momentary delays as the paint trucks make their way down the street. Markings should take no more than a couple of hours to complete. 

Dated "No Parking" barricades will be placed by the contractor for both the grinding and the paving. Please be aware of the temporary parking restrictions. Cars parked along overlay streets during the restricted times will result in project delays and will be towed at the owner’s expense.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in helping city staff maintain our city streets. For questions please call Lake Forest Park’s Public Works Department 206-368-5440 x 125.