Work includes adding new traffic lights and turn lanes to the on-ramps. The purpose of the project is to ease traffic flow resulting from Costco customers flocking to its nearby store at 1725 S. Burlington Blvd. The city may repay Costco for some of the work, pending completion of a study that will show how others are benefiting from the project. The contractor expects to complete the work by late July. Eastmont School District No. 206 issued a determination of non-significance for a proposal to build a new junior high school.
Preparatory work includes excavation and grading.
The project also includes partial construction of a new street that will be an extension of Grover Avenue, and other street improvements. The site is located southwest of 10th Street Northeast and Iowa Street. 220 Fourth Ave. S., Kent, WA 98032. Parking for 12 vehicles will be provided in ground-floor garages.