{"id":46940,"date":"2020-08-19T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T19:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/raising-the-road-in-kent\/"},"modified":"2020-08-19T12:11:33","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T19:11:33","slug":"raising-the-road-in-kent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/raising-the-road-in-kent\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising the road in Kent"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crews continue to work on the raising of 76th Avenue South in Kent<\/a> that serves about 5,800 businesses and more than 77,000 employees<\/p>\n

The city has closed the northbound lanes to through traffic to raise the road by about 3 feet between South 212th Street and South 228th Street to eliminate the annual flooding problem. A one-way southbound lane remains open and traffic control is in place.<\/p>\n

Crews, which started construction in June, 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 City Council awarded a $4.4 million contract in May to Puyallup-based Northwest Cascade Inc., to complete Phase 1 of the project, which is expected to be done by the end of the year. The city received a $2.5 million grant from the state Transportation Improvement Board to help pay for the project. Additional funds are from the city B&O tax and utility funds.<\/p>\n

The work is being done in three phases, 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.<\/p>\n

Aerospace company Blue Origin opened a new headquarters along the road in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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