{"id":46333,"date":"2020-06-26T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/construction-work-set-for-76th-avenue-south-in-kent\/"},"modified":"2020-06-26T13:17:12","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T20:17:12","slug":"construction-work-set-for-76th-avenue-south-in-kent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/construction-work-set-for-76th-avenue-south-in-kent\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction work set for 76th Avenue South in Kent"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drivers will face a lot of road construction along 76th Avenue South in Kent between South 212th Street and South 228th Street <\/a>over the next few months and into next year.<\/p>\n

The city will close northbound lanes to through traffic from June 29 through this fall to start the raising of the road by about 3 feet to eliminate the annual flooding problem. Southbound lanes will remain open and traffic control will be in place.<\/p>\n

The City Council awarded a $4.4 million contract in May to Puyallup-based Northwest Cascade Inc., to complete Phase 1 of the project.<\/p>\n

Crews will raise the roadway above the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 100-year flood elevation, according to city staff. Crews also will add sidewalks with planter strips, new streetlights, new storm drainage and a new water line. The raised section of the road will be done in concrete to help the street last longer. A high number of trucks use the road daily.<\/p>\n

The contractor will be required to maintain access to all businesses. However, lane restrictions will occur. Impacts to businesses and the public include construction-related delays, driveway disruptions during the reconstruction of driveways, and related impacts such as noise and rough driving surfaces.<\/p>\n

A $2.5 million grant from the state Transportation Improvement Board will help pay for the project. The rest of the monies will come from the B&O, storm drainage and water utility funds.<\/p>\n

City staff reached an agreement last year with aerospace company Blue Origin to raise the road in exchange for the company to pay for a stormwater facility as part of its large expansion that opened in January. The council approved the agreement.<\/p>\n

The street serves approximately 5,800 businesses employing more than 77,000, according to city documents.<\/p>\n

This will mark just the first of three phases for the project, with an estimated total cost of $12 million, according to city staff. Phase 1 will go from the 22400 block to the 21700 block of 76th Avenue South. Phase 2 will go from the 21700 to 21400 block and Phase 3 from the 21400 to 21100 block. The exact timelines for the next two phases remain to be determined.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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