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. The projects this program is currently managing to keep our community safe, healthy and vibrant are listed above. You can see these projects and others in Kirkland's 2021 - 2026 Capital Improvement Program.

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.

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.

Central Way and NE 124th Street Pedestrian Safety Projects

Modifications to medians on Central and Market Street for pedestrian safety. Adding bicycle lanes to Central Way, and High intensity Activated crossWalK (HAWK) at two locations on NE 124th Street.

Eighth Avenue West water and sewer main upgrades

The City of Kirkland is upgrading water and sewer mains along Eighth Avenue West and Fifth Street West.

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.

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.

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.

Lake Street Pedestrian Scramble

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.

Landscape Median Updates

Kirkland is retrofitting existing landscape medians with decorative stamped concrete on several medians along both Central Way and Market Street. The median improvements will help to lower maintenance costs and improve safety for maintenance crews.

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. The project connects with WSDOT's interchange project, which is building a new eastbound lane from I-405 to 120th Ave 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. This project is funded by Sound Transit, and was included in the ST3 voter approved expansion of transit.
The City will build walls to support the shared-use path on the south side of Northeast 85th Street between Sixth Street & 114th Avenue Northeast.

NE Juanita Dr. and 86th Ave. NE Storm Improvements Project

Installation of new groundwater collection pipes and stormwater pipes to reduce flooding on the roadway, minimize hazardous ice build up, and prevent damage to the road subgrade.

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.

O.O. Denny Park Improvements Picnic Shelter

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

Overlay (Street Paving)

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

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.

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

WSDOT, Sound Transit, and design-build contractor Graham Contracting, Ltd. are working to reconstruct and improve the I-405/Northeast 85th Street interchange. This project design 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.

Marina Park Dock and Shoreline Renovations

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

Annual projects

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.

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.

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.

Weekly Traffic Alerts

Lake Street & Kirkland Avenue (Scramble)

Night work begins Monday, October 13 at 9 p.m. for up to three weeks. Crews will be alternating traffic with uniformed police officers controlling the intersections. Work will install new signal poles at Lake Street and Kirkland Avenue, and the removal of existing signals. The all-way’s crossing phase is coming soon to this downtown intersection. Visit https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Works-Department/Construction-Projects/Lake-Street-Pedestrian-Scramble for weekly updates.

Central Way Street Preservation

Night paving is complete but work remains on the Central Way Paving Project to raise the utility access holes throughout the project area. Drivers will encounter lane shifts as the crew moves along Central Way. Uniformed Police Officers (UPO’s) will be used at intersections as Lakeside Industries crews finish the final tasks. Permanent pavement markings are scheduled to be applied this week but that work is a weather dependent task. Visit www.kirklandwa.gov/overlay for weekly updates.

Market Street @ 9th Avenue

Work on the Stores to Shores Greenway project will have intermittent traffic control on Market Street around 9^th Street to build the greenway facilities. This project is also working at Northeast 87^th Street/112^th Avenue Northeast in Highlands neighborhood on the Stores to Shores Greenway route. Visit www.kirklandwa.gov/storestoshores for project updates on Thursdays.

100th Avenue Northeast

Drivers will encounter traffic control at various locations along 100th Avenue Northeast for work on bike lanes, sidewalks, driveways, and plantings. Utility adjustments are occurring and will have lane shifts as those crews work along 100^th Avenue Northeast.

Visit www.kirklandwa.gov/100thavedesign for project updates on Thursdays.

Northeast 85th Street: I-405 to 6^th Street

Northeast 85th Street is a single lane in each direction from I-405 to 6th Street for the NE 85th Street shared-use pathway project. The Cross Kirkland Corridor is closed at Northeast 85th Street to Northeast 87th Street. Work will begin on wall construction and the stormwater system near 6th Street, and continues on the bridge foundations.
Visit https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Works-Department/Construction-Projects/NE-85th-Street-Shared-Use-Pathway for project updates on Thursdays.

Northeast 85th Street: 122^th Avenue Northeast to 120^nd Avenue Northeast

On Northeast 85th Street east of I-405, daytime work will close a westbound lane on the north side of Northeast 85th Street between 120th Avenue Northeast and 122nd Avenue Northeast. Daytime work will reduce eastbound traffic to one lane between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Overnight, traffic will be impacted from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. as Kirkland’s contractor upgrades the stormwater facilities and other utility work. Visit https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Works-Department/Construction-Projects/NE-85th-Street-Eastbound-3rd-Lane for project updates on Thursdays.

124th Avenue Northeast

Work continues on 124th Avenue Northeast, between Northeast 116th Street and Northeast 124th Street. Visit www.kirklandwa.gov/124thavenue for yes, project updates on Thursdays.

Kirkland Way Park & Ride Closed

Kirkland Way P&R is closed through the end of October, as a PSE gas line replacement project uses the space to store equipment.