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Annual budget approval brings early spring to Roads
Division
Many of the short span bridges slated for replacement were originally built in the 1950s using creosote-treated timbers. The new bridges will be long enough to span rivers and streams properly and will be built of modern concrete construction that is virtually maintenance-free for generations to come. The short span bridge program may even yield an additional benefit – less local flooding because newly designed bridge pilings will be less likely to block debris moving downstream during heavy rainstorms.
Meanwhile, work will continue next year on the Tolt Bridge, spanning the Snoqualmie River on Northeast Tolt Hill Road. The bridge, built in 1922, is located on substandard vertical and horizontal curves, which create sight distance problems. And as engineers explore long-term fixes for three large sections of failing seawall on Vashon Island, the Roads Division will continue repairing deteriorated seawalls next year that protect Dockton Road Southwest, Southwest Quartermaster Drive and the Vashon Highway. Engineers are also busy designing projects aimed at improving traffic flow. The county is partnering with the city of Redmond to add technology improvements along the critical Avondale Road corridor, which serves as an important connection between rural areas and SR 520 on the Eastside. And improvements are being planned for the intersection of Northeast Woodinville-Duvall Road and 212th Avenue Northeast and Southeast 304th Street and 124th Avenue Southeast. While the roads capital improvement program continues the county’s commitment to preserving infrastructure, the Roads Division has been less able to pursue projects aimed at increasing capacity to relieve traffic congestion due to the loss of revenues brought about by the passage of statewide initiatives. In the coming year, the division will continue to pursue financing strategies to improve travel times in an effort to match the progress being made to preserve the county’s road network. The adopted 2007-2012 Roads Capital Improvement Program totals $379 million for the six-year period, including a new appropriation in 2007 of $61.8 million. |
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