Update (Jan. 21, 2022) — Kirkland’s capital project engineers expect to begin construction in fall on an improvement that will transform the Lake Street and Kirkland Avenue intersection into a pedestrian plaza when the pedestrian phase is active and return it to function like a typical signalized intersection when it is not.
The project will elevate the intersection to the level of the surrounding sidewalks and upgrade the intersection’s traffic signal mast arms.
To prepare the intersection for the pedestrian plaza, the City of Kirkland plans in spring to upgrade the intersection’s aging stormwater system. That project will last up to two weeks and will alter travel lanes.