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CITY OF RENTON
AGENDA - Transportation Committee Meeting
6:00 PM - Monday, January 6, 2025
7th Floor Council Conference Room/Videoconference
1. 120 DAY CLOSURE OF HOUSER WAY N
a) AB - 3716 Public Works Transportation Systems Division recommends adoption of a
resolution authorizing a 120-day closure of Houser Way N, between January 21, 2025 and
May 22, 2025, for the purpose of installing a watermain and improving storm drainage
facilities in support of the I-405 to Bellevue Widening and Express Toll Lane project.
2. EMERGING ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION
a) Traffic Safety Improvements - Puget Drive Briefing
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AB - 3716
City Council Regular Meeting - 09 Dec 2024
SUBJECT/TITLE: 120 Day Closure – Houser Way North
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to Transportation (Aviation) Committee
DEPARTMENT: Public Works Transportation Systems Division
STAFF CONTACT: Jim Seitz, Transportation Systems Director
EXT.: 7245
FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY:
There is no fiscal impact to the city by adopting the resolution.
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
The I-405, Renton to Bellevue Widening and Express Toll Lanes (ETL) Project is intended to increase the
capacity of the I-405 freeway. The project also builds infrastructure for Sound Transit’s Stride Bus Rapid Transit
system including a new inline transit station at Northeast 44th Street in Renton. Bus rapid transit, paired with
the ETL system, will provide more reliable transportation options for people.
As part of this project, a 120-day closure of Houser Way North between Lake Washington Boulevard North and
Lowe’s business access road is needed in 2025 to perform vital work for the project. This project needs to
complete the installation of a City of Renton watermain, install shoring, and excavate to construct two large
drainage outfall structures. This 120-day closure is anticipated to occur between January 21, 2025, and May
22, 2025, with notifications provided to the public in accordance with the Public Outreach Plan in Exhibit A. All
business access will be maintained throughout the duration of the closure.
Work performed during this period includes the following:
1. Installation of a 12” City of Renton watermain.
2. Installation of soldier pile shoring to support two storm drainage outfall structures.
3. Storm drainage structure excavation.
4. Jack and bore of (3) 42” diameter storm drainage pipes.
This milestone will create the space needed to install City water infrastructure and provide improved storm
drainage as part of the I-405, Renton to Bellevue, Widening and Express Toll Lanes Project.
WSDOT’s public outreach plan is attached and includes one flier for businesses within proximity to the street
closure along with the localized detour plan.
EXHIBITS:
A. Public Outreach Plan
B. WSDOT Project Flier with Primary Detour Routes
C. Resolution
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Adopt the resolution authorizing the 120-day closure to occur between January 21, 2025, and May 22, 2025,
for the purpose of installing the City of Renton watermain and improving storm drainage facilities supporting
the I-405, Renton to Bellevue, Widening and Express Toll Lane Project.
AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
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I- 5Renton to Bellevue Wideningand Express Toll Lanes Project
2025 Closure of Houser Way North between Lake Washington Boulevard North
and the Lowe’s Business Access Road
Houser Way North: 120 Day Closure – occurring between January 21, 2025, and
May 22, 2025
Scope of work: 120-day closure of Houser Way North between Lake Washington Boulevard
North and Lowes Business Access to install a City of Renton watermain and construct storm
drainage improvements. Completing this work supports the construction of WSDOT Express
Toll Lanes and Sound Transit Bus Rapid Transit systems.
Outreach methods:
• 14-day advanced notification to
businesses and residents
• Fliers to businesses and
residents outlined in the
Figure 1 map to the right
• Flier provided to City of Renton
for internal distribution
• Social media and WSDOT Blog
posts notifying the public of the
closure
o Coordination with the
City of Renton to share
social media posts from
the project
• Hotline and project inbox
information provided on fliers,
blogposts, and project
website
• Message boards will be placed
14 days before the closure to
notify the traveling public
• Emergency services briefing
ahead of closure
• WSDOT availability for
media
Figure 1: Business flier area
AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
I-405, Renton to Bellevue Widening a n d Express Toll Lanes Project
120-day Closure of Houser Way North between Lake Washington
Boulevard North and the Lowe’s Business Access
Overview
Crews working for the Washington State
Department of Transportation are fully
closing Houser Way North for 120 days
for crews to install a City of Renton water
main and construct critical storm drainage
infrastructure. Houser Way North will be
closed between Lake Washington
Boulevard North and the Lowe’s Business
Access. Detours will be provided for
bicyclists and pedestrians within the work
area. Motorists and material deliveries will
be routed to Garden Avenue and North
8th Street. Access to all businesses is
maintained throughout the duration of
the closure.
This key milestone for the I-405, Renton to
Bellevue Widening and Express Toll Lanes
project is necessary to complete widening
of the I-405 freeway.
Work during this closure period will
include:
Installation of a 12” City of Renton
Watermain
Installation of soldier pile
shoring to support two storm
drainage outfall structures
Storm drainage structure
excavation
Houser Way North will be closed between Lake Washington Boulevard North and Lowe’s
Business Access Road. Access to all businesses is maintained.
Jack and bore of (3) 42” diameter storm
drainage pipes
Lane and Ramp Closures
120-day closure between January 21, 2025 and May 22, 2025 (advance notice provided)-Full closure of
Houser Way North between Lake Washington Boulevard North and Lowe’s Business Access
AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. _______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING
TEMPORARY FULL STREET CLOSURE OF HOUSER WAY NORTH BETWEEN LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD NORTH AND LOWE’S BUSINESS ACCESS ROAD.
WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is constructing
the I-405, Renton to Bellevue Widening and Express Toll Lanes (ETL) project; and
WHEREAS, this construction activity will require a temporary street closure of Houser
Way North between Lake Washington Boulevard and Lowe’s business access road; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the City Code section 9-9-3, such street closures require City
Council authorization by means of a resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. The City Council does hereby authorize the temporary closure of Houser Way
North between Lake Washington Boulevard North and Lowe’s business access road for a 120-day
period to occur between the dates of January 21, 2025 through May 22, 2025 for the purpose of
completing construction activities related to the I-405, Renton to Bellevue Widening and Express
Toll Lanes (ETL) project .
SECTION II. Notice of the closure shall be posted and published as required by RMC 9-9-2
and RMC 9-9-3.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL the day of , 2024.
AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
RESOLUTION NO. _______
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Jason A. Seth, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this day of , 2024.
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Armondo Pavone, Mayor
Approved as to form:
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Shane Moloney, City Attorney
RES- PW:24RES029:11/26/2024
AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
I-405, Renton to Bellevue
Widening and Express Toll
Lanes Project
120-day closure of Houser Way N - between
Lake Washington Boulevard North and the
Lowe’s Business Access Material Delivery Road
January 2025
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•Project overview
•Planned work overview
•Extent of closure
•Intended detour routes
•Questions
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Major multimodal project elements
•New capacity and interchange improvements
•Dual express toll lane system
•Direct access ramps
•Northeast 44th Street in Renton
•112th Avenue Southeast
•Main Street Bridge replacement
•Bus Rapid Transit infrastructure (with Sound Transit)
•Eastrail segments (with King County)
•Coordination with Mountains to Sound Greenway trail
Status:
•Construction work along the corridor on-going
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Renton to Bellevue project overview
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Work during this closure period will include:
•Installation of a 12” City of Renton watermain
•Installation of soldier pile shoring to support two storm drainage outfall structures
•Storm drainage structure excavation
•Jack and bore of (3) 42” diameter storm drainage pipes
Extent:
Full closure of Houser Way North between Lake Washington Boulevard North and the
Lowe’s business access material delivery road
*Access to all businesses is maintained throughout the closure period
**FLJV completed outreach to business owners with material deliveries that use the access
road. They have confirmed the closure will not impact their operations.
120-day full closure of Houser Way North
To occur between January 21, 2025, to May 22, 2025
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Southbound Detour Route:
•Traffic headed southbound on Lake
Washington Blvd N will be rerouted
southward onto Garden Ave N, turning left
onto N 8th St., and left onto Houser Way N.
Northbound Detour Route:
•Traffic headed northbound on Logan Avenue
N will turn right onto Garden Ave N, taking a
left onto N 8th St., and then left onto Houser
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Outreach methods:
•Send mailer to residents and businesses as outlined in
the figure to the right
•Flier provided to City of Renton for internal distribution
•Social media and WSDOT Blog posts notifying the
public of the closure
•Coordination with the City of Renton to share social
media posts from the project
•Hotline and project inbox information provided on
fliers, blogposts, and project website
•Message boards will be placed 14 days prior to the
closure to notify the traveling public
•Emergency services briefing ahead of the closure
•WSDOT availability for media
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Traffic Improvement Requests
PUBLIC WORKS -TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS DIVISION
2024 Citizen Requests 2024 Work Orders
Month Received Completed
Ending Total
(Open)
Engineering
Sent
Shop
Completed
Ending Total
(Open)
January 15 9 951 3 4 2
February 20 26 89 8 4 6
March 8 10 87 13 11 8
April 25 11 101 7 8 7
May 14 15 100 3 5 5
June 21 15 106 6 4 4
July 21 22 105 4 1 7
August 24 30 99 6 2 11
September2 17 18 98 6 5 12
October2 14 8 104 11 13 9
November2 14 7 111 1 1 9
December2 13 19 105 2 11
TOTAL 206 190 105 70 58 11
189 requests carried over from December 2023 2Working with GIS to improve Rotation Feedback Sign Program
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Puget Drive Southeast –Traffic Calming
PUBLIC WORKS -TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS DIVISION
•Puget Drive Southeast has been a route with a history of excessive speeding and crashes – 35 MPH Speed Limit with 45
MPH 85th percentile speeds
•Project to install traffic devices completed by Transportation in October 2024
•Small scale project consisted of 32 units of Tuff Curb XLP with delineators spaced every 100’ and narrow lane width to 10 ‘
•Three crosswalks were upgraded with pedestrian activated Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB)
•Radar Feedback Speed Signs will be relocated with one for each direction
•Total Cost: ~$51,000
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Puget Drive Southeast –Traffic Calming
PUBLIC WORKS -TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS DIVISION
Push Button
Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB)
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Puget Drive Southeast –Before and After Study
PUBLIC WORKS -TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS DIVISION
All speed studies were conducted on Puget Drive SE, east and west of SE 19th Street.
Direction Average Vehicle Volume Average Speed 85th Percentile Speed
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Percent of drivers Travelling
More than 40mph
Westbound 2788 37 45 26%
Eastbound 2647 36 49 26%
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Direction Average Vehicle Volume Average Speed 85th Percentile Speed
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Percent of drivers Travelling
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Westbound 3970 36 40 15%
Eastbound 3757 35 39 11%AG
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Smithers Avenue South -Speed Cushions
PUBLIC WORKS -TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS DIVISION
•Smithers Avenue South has been a cut-through route with a history of excessive speeding – 25 MPH Speed
Limit with 35 MPH 85th percentile speeds
•Project completed by Street Maintenance and Transportation Maintenance in November 2024
•Small scale project consisting of 2 sets of speed cushions, 3 speed cushions per set, total of 6 speed cushions
•Total Cost: ~$11,000
•Total Cost per Speed Cushion: ~$1,850. Compared to ~$6,500 for contractor installed total cost per speed
cushion (Lake Washington Blvd N)
VMC Smithers Ave S
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