Construction Projects

A Collage of Various City Construction Projects

Kirkland's Capital Improvement Program continues to lay the groundwork for a safe, healthy and vibrant community. Construction projects this program is currently managing to keep our community safe, healthy and vibrant are listed below. You can see the six year Capital Improvement Program projects on our interactive map.

Kirkland's Capital Improvement Program Interactive Map

Projects in construction

100th Avenue Northeast Corridor Improvements

The City of Kirkland is rebuilding 100th Avenue Northeast, between Northeast 139th and 145th streets, into a more walkable, vibrant and green corridor. The redesigned corridor will feature sidewalk-level bicycle lanes, sidewalks and five lanes for automotive traffic.
The City recently installed a box culvert at Cedar Creek.

124th Avenue Northeast Improvements

The City of Kirkland is improving the 124th Avenue Northeast corridor between Northeast 116th Street and Northeast 124th Street.

132nd Avenue Northeast intersection improvements

A Kirkland contractor plans to begin construction in early February on an intersection project that will improve access in the North Rose Hill neighborhood.

Fire Station 21 Renovation

The City of Kirkland is renovating Fire Station 21 to make it more resilient to earthquakes, more efficient for emergency response and more protective of firefighters' health.

Lake Street Pedestrian Scramble Construction Project

Using traffic signals to hold all automotive traffic at each of the intersection’s four legs, people will be able to walk across the intersection in all directions when the pedestrian phase is active.

Neighborhood Safety Program projects

The City of Kirkland leverages the Neighborhood Safety Program to improve safety for walking and bicycling with small-scale projects.

Northeast 73rd Street water main

The City is installing a new eight-inch, ductile iron water main along Northeast 73rd Street.

The new water main will replace the 60-year-old, six-inch concrete water main that has required excessive maintenance for more than a decade.

Stores to Shores Greenway

The Stores to Shores Greenway will create a corridor between Heritage Park and Totem Lake, along which walking and bicycling are the prioritized modes of travel and motorized transportation, such as driving a car, is the alternative form of transportation.

Annual Aging and Failing Infrastructure

Regular replacement of surface water utility infrastructure that has surpassed expected and useful service life and/or is experiencing failure.

CKC to Eastrail Crossing at Slater Ave NE-132nd Ave NE

Installation of a safe crossing to connect the end section of the Cross Kirkland Corridor with the Eastrail at Slater Avenue. Also adds a new right-turn signal for westbound to northbound vehicles on NE 124th Street at Slater Avenue.

Everest Park Restroom Replacement

The City of Kirkland is replacing the Everest Park restroom to ensure it is accessible to everyone and, thus, compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Evergreen Hospital Road Rehabilitation

Overlay or full-depth reconstruction of the streets surrounding Evergreen Hospital.

Goat Hill Drainage

The City of Kirkland is improving stormwater facilities on Goat Hill.

Juanita Drive Corridor Improvements

The City of Kirkland continues its effort to improve Juanita Drive with a second phase of improvements dedicated to improving travel for driving, walking and bicycling.

NE 85th Street Eastbound 3rd Lane - 120th to 122nd Avenues NE

This project builds a new eastbound lane between 120th Ave NE and 122nd Ave NE, creating a right-turn only at 122nd Avenue NE.

NE 85th Street Shared-Use Pathway - 6th Street to 405 Improvements

The City of Kirkland is building a walking and bicycling path along Northeast 85th Street that will connect downtown Kirkland to Interstate 405.

O.O. Denny Park Improvements Picnic Shelter

The City of Kirkland is adding a new picnic shelter to increase capacity for community members' reservations.

TBD Project: 124th Avenue NE Sidewalk & RRFB

TBD funded project adds sidewalk to a southbound King County Metro bus stop and Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon crossing across 124th Avenue Northeast near Northeast 145th Street.

Transportation Benefit District

The Kirkland City Council is seeking to accelerate 45 projects that will improve safety for walking and bicycling throughout Kirkland by implementing a $20 car tab fee. The goal is to have all projects constructed within six years of the programs genesis, we are currently in Q1 of the third year.

NE 85th Street/I-405 Interchange & Inline BRT Station Project - WSDOT

This project supports Sound Transit's Stride Bus Rapid Transit, improves transit connections on Northeast 85th Street, and provides direct access to the I-405 Express Toll Lanes.

Projects in design

108th Avenue Northeast business access and transit lane

This project will establish a transit-only lane that allows buses to bypass traffic back-ups.

NE 140th Street Improvements

Coordination of NUD-Water and City of Kirkland sidewalk and overlay projects on NE 140th Street between 124th Avenue NE and 132nd Avenue NE.

Marina Park Dock and Shoreline Renovations

The City of Kirkland is repairing, upgrading and improving several elements of Marina Park.

108th Avenue Northeast Stormwater Project

Reduces the risk of chronic flooding in the Juanita Neighborhood.

Annual projects

Street Preservation

The goal of Kirkland's annual street preservation program is to keep the City's 600 lane miles of roads in conditions that are cost-effective to maintain and functional for travel. To achieve this, Kirkland repaves, patches or slurry seals up to 40 lane-miles of roads every year.

Annual Striping Program

The Annual Striping Program maintains markings that identify travel lanes and other guidance markings for auto, pedestrian, bicycle, transit and other forms of transportation.

Overlay (Street Paving)

Kirkland's annual overlay program repaves the City's network of arterial, collector and residential streets.

Slurry Seal

The 2012 Streets Levy is doubling the number of lane miles the City of Kirkland can slurry seal each year. Kirkland has a goal of treating every residential street in the City with slurry seal by the year 2032.

Weekly Traffic Alerts

Northeast 112th Street at 132nd Avenue Northeast

Continued closure of Northeast 112^th Street at 132^nd Avenue Northeast. Local access will be maintained but this extended closure is necessary for the sanitary sewer construction project at the Trend Lift Station.

Northeast 128th Street at 120th Avenue Northeast (at Evergreen Hospital)

Kirkland’s contractor expects resume intersection work at NE 128th Street/120th Avenue NE. New traffic control may begin as early Monday, November 9. This work will prohibit southbound travel on 120th Avenue NE to the Village at Totem Lake. The detour route for southbound travel goes east on NE 128th Street, to North on 124th Avenue NE, to West on NE 132nd Street, to south on Totem Lake Boulevard. This long detour route is due to prohibited left-turn movements at NE 128th Street/Totem Lake Boulevard. Drivers should utilize Totem Lake Boulevard for southbound travel through phase 4. Additional ramp repairs continue around the hospital campus to facilitate the coming street overlay of Northeast 130th Lane and 124th Avenue Northeast. Pedestrian detours are posted.

Northeast 132nd Street at I-405 Roundabouts

Kirkland’s contractor may close NE 132nd Street this Thursday, November 5 and nightly the week of November 9 to modify the roundabout’s at I-405. Work hours are 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. but traffic control may begin earlier. The modifications add speed cushion’s at the roundabout’s entry points and select exit’s to slow traffic and moderate speeds into the roundabout. Striping and sign modifications will also occur at a later date. Work is expected to take one week but is weather dependent.

Northeast 116th Street near 101st Place Northeast

Drivers can expect continued traffic control along NE 116^th Street near 101st Place NE and 104^th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. or earlier as Kirkland’s contractor replaces aging and failing stormwater piping. Bicycles will merge with traffic, flaggers will alternate traffic or traffic will shift into the center lane to create space for the pipe repairs. Work at this location will continue into November.

Northeast 85th Street Roundabouts

WSDOT’s contractor plans to close NE 85th Street from 6th Street to 120th Avenue Northeast overnight on Friday, November 6. The closure begins at 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. but traffic control may begin earlier. 114th Avenue Northeast/Kirkland Way lanes to the roundabouts are also closed. This work is weather dependent and may shift due to weather or forecasts.