Road Projects for the Week of July 2 - 8

4^th of July Parade

The Klahanie 4^th of July Parade will be held on Saturday July 2^nd between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Klahanie Blvd between Klahanie Park and 244^th Place SE will be closed from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for the staging of the parade and the parade itself. Neighborhood residents and motorists are encouraged to seek alternative routes during this time. Below is a map of the anticipated road closure.

30-minute Closure of 228th Ave SE for 4th of July Traffic

228th Ave near Sammamish Commons will be closed for 30-Minutes from 10:30pm-11:00pm on July 4th for Fourth on the Plateau.

During this closure, access to 228th will be blocked at SE 4th St, SE 8th St and SE 10th St. This temporary closure will ensure the safety of crowds leaving the Fourth on the Plateau fireworks display.

Alternate routes are as follows:

If traveling northbound, detour along SE 20th St then onto 212th Ave or SE 24th St then onto 248th Ave.
If traveling southbound, detour along Inglewood Hill Rd then onto 216th Ave or NE 8th St then onto 244th Ave and Windsor Blvd.

Roundabout at ELSP and SE 43rd Street Revisions

This is a City of Issaquah project.

The City of Issaquah has awarded the contract for the East Lake Sammamish Parkway (ELSP) and SE 43^rd Street Roundabout Revisions project. Their contractor will be Northwest Cascade. Construction activities began the first week of June. Work is projected to take approximately two months to complete. The City of Issaquah will submit a Right-of-Way Permit for traffic control through the City of Sammamish for detours through Sammamish streets. Plan to take alternate routes and expect traffic delays. A detour route map can be found below.

More information on this project can be found on the City of Issaquah's website, linked here.

East Lake Sammamish Trail South Segment B Stage 2 Construction

The King County East Lake Sammamish Trail (ELST) South Segment B Phase 2 will begin construction in Spring 2022. All private property owners adjacent to the trail will be able to access their property during construction with limited exceptions for safety reasons. For example, access may be limited, or neighbors may experience short delays during major material unloading or wall construction along a lane. King County plans to incorporate flaggers/spotters on site on site to help pedestrians safely access their properties during daytime.

Project Start Point: Approximately 1,350’ south of the intersection of SE 8^th Street / East Lake Sammamish Parkway SE (STA 371+59)
Project End Point: Approximately 750’ south of the intersection of NE 16^th Street / East Lake Sammamish Parkway SE (STA 468+00)

The last uncompleted ELST section, the 1.9-miles from Pine Lake Creek to Inglewood Hill Road, will be closed for construction beginning in early June 2022 until December 2023.

For additional project information, please visit the project website: www.kingcounty.gov/eastlakesammamishtrail. You may also contact the project team directly by email at ELST@kingcounty.gov or by calling the project hotline at 1-888-668-4886.

Upcoming Spring Construction-related Traffic Impacts

Drilling and excavating in Pacific Estates neighborhood: Puget Sound Energy completed the drilling and excavating on NE 22^nd St and 228^th Ave NE in the Pacific Estates neighborhood for a remediation power cable replacement. Restoration is anticipated to begin in later in July.

Puget Sound Energy Natural Gas Project

Crews from Puget Sound Energy and InfraSource will be working to replace portions of the existing underground natural gas main with new, corrosion-resistant plastic pipe. Residents of the Tree Farm Neighborhood should expect emails and/or door hanger notices about this work.

Gas Main work in the Tree Farm Neighborhood will begin on Monday, May 16, 2022. Work will take place between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Work on NE 8^th St is expected to begin the week of July 11, 2022, and last for approximately 2-3 weeks, with restoration of the pavement occurring afterwards. Work on NE 8th St. will take place Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This work was put on hold and was rescheduled from June to July 2022.

Traffic control flaggers and signs will guide vehicles and pedestrians safely around the project areas and there will be lane closures and revisions as crews move along the project route. The bus stop on NE 8^thSt will be moved 250 ft. west of its current location. Some street parking will be impacted. “No parking” signs will be placed in the areas prior to work beginning.

Drivers should expect delays and use caution. Impacted streets are NE 8^th St, NE 7^th Ct, 237^th Pl NE, NE 6^th Ct, NE 6^th St, NE 4^th Pl, 238^th Ave NE and 239^th Ave NE, Sammamish. See maps of work below for more details.

Striping Maintenance Work

Arterials: The city will be performing striping maintenance work on the city’s arterials throughout the summer to refresh existing fog lines and center lines. The arterials being targeted are shown in the map below. This type of work requires dry road pavement so dry weather days are being targeted. Drivers should expect delays and use caution.

East Lake Sammamish Trail South Segment B Stage 1 Construction

The King County East Lake Sammamish Trail (ELST) South Segment B Phase 1 continues with construction. There will be traffic impacts related to the closure of the gravel surface trail segment which causes the re-routing of cyclists and pedestrians to East Lake Sammamish Parkway (ELSP). Additionally, there will be construction traffic on ELSP.

Project Start Point: Intersection of SE 33^rd / East Lake Sammamish Shore Lane Drive SE
Project End Point: Approximately 900' south of the intersection of SE 8^th Street / East Lake Sammamish Parkway SE

Notices for construction activity outside of the City of Sammamish:

Road maintenance on 244^th Ave NE near Redmond Fall City Rd, (SR-202)

This is a King County Local Services project.

King County Road Services Division is prioritizing 244^th Ave NE near SR-202 to receive snow and ice pre-treatment. Due to a slide occurring in winter 2020, both lanes of 244^th Ave NE are narrowed until the impacted support wall can be repaired. The repair of the support wall is expected to begin in Summer 2023. Soil samples yielded unexpected data, which caused the design phase to be extended. King County Road Services Division has a 24/7 Road Helpline - (206) 477-8100. More information on this project can be found linked here.

Downtown Redmond Link Extension (DRLE) - Sound Transit work

This is a City of Redmond and Sound Transit project.

*This work will begin on April 15, 2022, and last for 4 months.

Crews are scheduled to close the on-ramp from Redmond Way to westbound SR 520 for four months in order to build a new on-ramp. This is part of the Redmond Link Extension construction. Drivers should plan accordingly due to the ramp closure. To stay up-to-date and learn more about this project, please visit the DRLE tab in Cone Zone.