Bellevue traffic update – Dec. 28

Lane Closures

Eastgate Way SE, 156th Avenue SE to 160th Avenue SE: Expect daytime lane closures and delays through the end of the year due to a gas main replacement.

NE 24th Street and Bellevue Way NE intersection: Construction will resume Wed., Jan. 2, 2013. Expect daytime lane closures on either street as crews upgrade the intersection signal. Work is expected to last a couple of months.

West Lake Sammamish Parkway SE, I-90 roundabout to SE 34th Street: Expect lane closures and delays through the end of the year from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. as crews work on utility lines on the shoulder.

Access Change

Northbound Bellevue Way to westbound SR 520: Drivers from northbound Bellevue Way will no longer have access to westbound SR 520 via the loop ramp. Drivers will be detoured to 108th Avenue NE on Northup Way. Access will be restored next year, but in the meantime signs will direct drivers to the westbound on-ramp at 108th Avenue NE.

Commercial development and private utility work

Drivers and pedestrians should anticipate periodic lane and/or sidewalk closures and delays at these locations:

• 106th Avenue NE, NE 2nd Street to NE 4th Street (Soma Towers): Building construction. Expect possible daytime lane closures.
• E 12th Street, 110th Avenue NE to 112th Avenue NE (Park Metro Apts): Building construction. Expect eastbound lane closures. The sidewalk is currently closed.

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