Eighth Avenue West water and sewer main upgrades

In Depth Excavation, LLC, is planning to work from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, starting April 29.

The contractor plans to complete the upgrades in December. 

For many residents, the answer is 'sometimes.' For some, it will be mostly 'no.' The contractor is planning to stage its equipment on Eighth Avenue West. The areas where the contractor is initially planning to stage its equipment and materials are illustrated on this document.(PDF, 2MB)

Staging areas and trench locations will shift regularly, however. As such, available parking areas will also shift. The contractor will mark areas that are unavailable for parking with 'No Parking' signs and traffic cones. 

The map above illustrates how the project will affect each property along Eighth Avenue West and Fifth Street West. 

The pink boxes indicate the approximate locations of the lateral trenches the contractor will dig to connect the main pipes to homeowners' service pipes. 

To see a full-sized pdf of the map above, click here.(PDF, 7MB)  

Reconnecting the upgraded water main to residents’ homes requires Kirkland’s contractor to work in portions of the City’s right-of-way that many residents have landscaped as part of their yards.

To achieve this, the contractor will remove residents’ landscaping elements and dig trenches up to the private property boundaries.  

The contractor will restore landscaping elements during construction. 

The City’s right-of-way, depicted on the map at left, includes everything between the red lines. 

This includes areas on the properties’ sides of the sidewalks, highlighted in blue on the corresponding map. To see a full-sized pdf of this map, click here.(PDF, 1MB)  

In Depth Excavation is planning to begin the sewer main upgrade at Eighth Avenue West's intersection with Fifth Street West. Under current plans, the contractor will install the sewer main along Fifth Street West before returning to Eighth Avenue West, where it will progress eastward from the Fifth Street West intersection toward Market Street. After installation of the sewer main In Depth Excavation will begin installing the water main at Eighth Avenue West's intersection with Market Street and working downhill to the northwest. 

The contractor plans to trench one block at a time. Crews will cover the open trench on weekends and during non-working hours. 

To see a full-sized pdf of a map that shows where the contractor plans to begin work for the sewer main and water main, (PDF, 7MB)click here.(PDF, 7MB)

No. In Depth Excavating and Trucking expects to be working near Market Street in July and August. The Stores to Shores Greenway project doesn't begin until September--at the earliest.

(May 8, 2025) -- Work is underway on remaining sidewalk panels and curb ramps. Up next, rebuilding the roads from the ground up. The contractor expects to complete block by block sections, beginning at 5th Street West next week. Work is weather dependent.

(May 1, 2025) -- Work is underway on remaining sidewalk panels and curb ramps. Up next, rebuilding the roads from the ground up. The contractor expects to complete block by block sections, beginning at 5th Street West the week of May 12. Work is weather dependent.

(Apr. 17, 2025) -- Work is underway on remaining sidewalk panels and curb ramps. Up next, rebuilding the roads from the ground up. The contractor expects to complete block by block sections, beginning at 5th Street West.

(Apr. 10, 2025) -- The contractor has returned to 8th Avenue West to complete the work on this project. Concrete work this week and next will be followed by paving the street.

(Apr. 3, 2025) -- The contractor expects to return to 8th Avenue West in April to complete the work on this project. A reader board was deployed on Market Street notifying residents of the return of work in April (the sign incorrectly states "8th Street" when it should read "8th Avenue", working to get that fixed).

(Mar. 20, 2025) -- The contractor expects to return to 8th Avenue West in early April to complete the work on this project.

(Mar. 14, 2025) -- The contractor expects to return to 8th Avenue West in early April to complete the work on this project.

(Feb. 11, 2025) -- The project is currently in suspension and is on track to be complete in May.  

(Jan 9, 2025)  -- Kirkland's contractor is working to complete surface improvements and temporary trench patch the location of the new water and sewer mains until spring.  Construction will then pause, likely until at least April, but the full-street will be repaved once weather conditions allow.  Asphalt is typically not installed during winter due to the product that results from poor conditions and that the asphalt plants 'shut down' as well.  Project delays include unexpected site conditions, trench backfill compaction, and correcting non-compliant items. Those have been worked through and project is nearly complete.

(Nov. 7, 2024) -- Kirkland's contractor expects to grind and overlay Eighth Street West by the end of November.  

(Aug. 28) --(Update: water service has been returned) There is an unscheduled water main shut down on 8thAve W from Market St to 5th St w & 5thSt W from 8thAve W to 10thAve W until Further Notice. Crews are on-site to repair the water system and will provide further information.

(April 18, 2024) -- Kirkland's capital project staff delivered Project Update flyers today and yesterday to each of the homes that will benefit from the City's water and sewer main upgrade along Eighth Avenue West and Fifth Street West.

Kirkland's contractor is planning on April 29 to begin begin construction.