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Saturday, November 2, 2024

Plans for roundabout construction on Ballinger Way in 2025

Design for roundabout on Ballinger Way

The City of Lake Forest Park will be constructing a roundabout on Ballinger Way NE in 2025. It will be located at the intersection of SR-104 (Ballinger Way NE), 40th Place NE, and NE 184th Street. 

The project will include a single-lane roundabout, new sidewalks and shared use pathways, four new pedestrian crossings with refuge islands, and improved street lighting.

Looking towards the future with safety, efficiency, and the environment in mind, this project will allow our community to grow mindfully while also improving air quality and providing the infrastructure necessary to promote non-vehicular travel along the SR-104 corridor.

What to Expect

Construction is expected to begin in Spring 2025 and be completed by Fall 2026. Over this 18-month period, work will occur alternately on the northbound and southbound sections of SR-104, resulting in reduced traffic lanes managed by flaggers.

The timing for all closures and partial closures is yet to be determined. Please watch for posted notices and check our website for updates and more details throughout the construction period.

Projected Timeline
  • Early 2025 - Project Advertised for Competitive Bidding
  • Early 2025 - Contractor Selected
  • Spring 2025 - Construction Scheduled to Begin
  • Fall 2026 - Construction Scheduled for Completion

20 comments:

  1. Shoreline sure knows how to screw with the big and long vehicles

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  2. gee.... I can't think of any nice things to say about all the road and lane changes this city is doing. whuy aren't you doing proper research and measurments needed by VARIOUS sized vehicles. it's not just cars driving around

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  3. 2 of my comments were denied

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  4. Useless project. Waste of money!

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  5. Thank you for posting this. I'm now able to think ahead about my work commute. I appreciate the heads-up!

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  6. People need to learn how to drive in a round about.

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  7. I would like to know why this decision was made?

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  8. Typical government giving us things we didn’t ask for🙄

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  9. I'm so glad this is happening. It's a dangerous intersection and needs a facelift!

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  10. Completely unreasearched and unnecessary project.

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    1. You obviously don’t live in LFP. Your comment is baseless.

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  11. Anonymous: The roundabout has been designed to accommodate long vehicles such as buses and semis. You're just trying to find something to be mad about. Also, this is Lake Forest Park, not Shoreline.

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  12. The purpose is to limit vehicles and promote what, more pedestrian and bicycle traffic? City planners need to put their joystick back in the Amazon box and get wet with a measuring tape! It rains a lot in the NW and people get wet and cars slide. We live in real life not a simulator. Have a nice wet day

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  13. That's great but why there? Not that much traffic when I use it. Be much better served down on the highway below. I assume someone with purse strings lives up there..

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  14. I wish people didn't treat roundabouts like thay were 4 way stops

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    1. Except the ones in lake Steven’s. Hiway 9 and 204. Accidents nearly every day. Sometimes more a day. Signs knocked over in the accidents.

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  15. The angry anonymous commenter above seems to not realize that roundabouts are safer, more efficient, and reduce wear on vehicles. I welcome this change, and most rational people will as well.

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  16. Celebrating this news! That intersection is a disaster for all the residents off 40th pl NE.

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  17. To the first two commenters-- I've seen plenty of Metro buses (long, wide vehicles, various drivers) navigating roundabouts without problems. Perhaps some vehicles you're referring to would do better driving the roundabouts a bit slower. Re: how decisions are made, you can attend public meetings, contact the city, etc. Find out what's being considered and get your thoughts in during the planning stages.

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  18. Maybe Shoreline should think about adding a light by the McDonald's and Thriftway, too many accidents there lately

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