Update (Sept. 15, 2022) — The City of Kirkland expects to begins construction by spring 2023 on an intersection design that, when completed later that summer, 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.
Construction begins in spring 2023 and will require a four-month closure of the intersection.