Road closures and construction on NE 178th Street

Construction for the NE 178th Street Improvements Phase 2 project officially started on Monday, July 6, 2015 and will begin in earnest on Wednesday, July 8, when NE 178th Street will be closed to through traffic between 33rd and 37th Avenues NE.

The project will provide transportation and pedestrian improvements on NE 178th Street between Brookside Boulevard NE and 33rd Avenue NE, and 35th Avenue NE between NE 178th Street and the driveway to Brookside Elementary School and includes the following features.

• On NE 178th St, curb and gutter and concrete sidewalk on both sides of the roadway and a bicycle lane on the north (uphill) side
• On 35th Ave NE, curb and gutter and sidewalk on the east side of the roadway, along with a regraded roadway at the NE 178th St intersection
• Intersection geometry modifications at the NE 178th St/Brookside Boulevard intersection
• Replacement of the McAleer Creek culvert under NE 178th St east of 37th Ave NE
• Pedestrian activated crosswalk signals on NE 178th Street at the Brookside Boulevard and 33rd Avenue NE intersections
• Illumination improvements

The project addresses safety shortcomings in this popular urban corridor adjacent to Brookside Elementary School, Eagle Scout and Animal Acres Parks.

Construction Schedule

The contractor, KLB Construction of Mukilteo, Washington, intends to begin mobilizing equipment on site the week beginning July 2, and the first working day is scheduled for July 6. The first work area will be between 33rd and 37th Aves. NE, and work will occur six days per week, ten hours per day (Monday-Saturday) during July and August.

Upon completion of the major items of work between 33rd-37th, the work area beginning in September will move to the 37th-Brookside section of roadway which will include replacement of the McAleer Creek culvert. Work crews are expected to return to a regular forty hour work week beginning in September.

Completion of the project is scheduled for December 18, 2015.

Road Closures

The work will be conducted in phases and NE 178th Street will be closed to through traffic for the duration of each phase. Access will still be provided for local traffic and pedestrians, along with emergency services, mail delivery, garbage service, and other deliveries. Traffic on NE 178th Street will be diverted onto a detour route using NE 180th Street and 33rd Avenue NE.

Driveway access to residents within the project area may be unavailable for short periods of time while the contractor builds new driveway approaches. This will be coordinated with individual residents.