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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: April 16, 2018
TO: Ed Prince, Council President
Members of Renton City Council
FROM: Denis Law, Mayor
Jay Covington, Chief Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Administrative Report
The Solid Waste Utility is launching the “Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB)” campaign in
efforts to reduce plastic bag use and litter throughout the city. The public is
encouraged to bring reusable bags when shopping and complete an online survey
about plastic bag use. The survey is available at rentonwa.gov/plasticbag through
June 6th. Questions may be directed to Solid Waste Senior Program Specialist Jina
Kim at Jkim@rentonwa.gov or by calling 425‐430‐7391.
Join Renton Police Officers at one of the Coffee with a Cop events. The mission of
Coffee with a Cop is to break down barriers between police officers and the citizens
they serve by removing agendas and allowing opportunities to ask questions, voice
concerns, and get to know the officers in your neighborhood. The next Coffee with a
Cop will take place on Thursday, April 19th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at
Starbucks, 641 Rainier Avenue South, Renton, WA 98057.
Information about preventative street maintenance, traffic impact projects, and
road closures happening this week can be found at
http://rentonwa.gov/trafficimpacts. Preventative street maintenance, traffic impact
projects, and road closures will be at the following locations:
Monday, April 16th through Tuesday, April 17th, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Weather permitting, Harrington Avenue NE between NE 7th Street and NE 8th
Place will have flaggers during pavement restoration associated with the
Harrington Avenue Green Connector project. Drivers are cautioned to expect
long delays for the duration of this pavement restoration. Questions may be
directed to Dan Carey at 425‐430‐7293 or Todd Freih at 206‐999‐1832.
Monday, April 16th through Friday, April 20th, 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. North
4th Street will be reduced to two lanes between Garden Avenue North and Park
Avenue North due to the construction of curbs and gutters for the new Sartori
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Members of Renton City Council
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Elementary School. Questions may be directed to Patrick DeCaro at 425‐207‐
6013.
Monday, April 16th through Friday, April 20th, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Possible
single lane closure at the intersection of SW 41st Street and East Valley Road for
construction at Valley Medical Center. Questions may be directed to Tom Main
at 425‐999‐1833.
Monday, April 16th through Friday, April 20th, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Single
lane closure at the northeast intersection of Talbot Road South and South 15th
Street due to red light camera installation. Questions may be directed to Pat
Miller at 206‐794‐6162.
Monday, April 16th through Friday, April 20th, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Single
lane closure at the northeast intersection of Talbot Road South and Grady Way
South due to red light camera installation. Questions may be directed to Pat
Miller at 206‐794‐6162.
Monday, April 16th through Friday, April 20th, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Single
lane closure along northbound Talbot Road South between the northbound I‐
405 on‐ramp and the southbound I‐405 off‐ramp for the I‐405 Direct Connector
Project. Questions may be directed to Justin Johnson at 425‐430‐7291.
Monday, April 16th through Friday, April 20th, 4:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Single
lane closure along southbound Talbot Road South between the northbound I‐
405 on‐ramp and the southbound I‐405 off‐ramp for the I‐405 Direct Connector
Project. Questions may be directed to Justin Johnson at 425‐430‐7291.
Monday, April 16th through Friday, April 20th, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Single
lane closure on the Talbot Road South ramp to northbound I‐405 for the I‐405
Direct Connector Project. Questions may be directed to Justin Johnson at 425‐
430‐7291.
Monday, April 16th through Friday, April 20th, 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Expect
intermittent lane closures and traffic delays along Talbot Road South (SR 515)
related to the I‐405/SR 167 Interchange Direct Connector Project.
In addition, northbound and southbound nighttime lane restrictions and closures
along SR 167 and I‐405 are also scheduled this week related to the project.
Questions may be directed to Craig Smiley, WSDOT I‐405/SR 167 Corridor
Communications, at 425‐456‐8624, or visit the project website at
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/I405/SR167ICDirectConnector.
Ed Prince, Council President
Members of Renton City Council
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Monday, April 16th through Friday, April 27th, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. City
maintenance crews will be repaving and replacing curb, gutter, and sidewalk at
907 Rainier Avenue North, the location of the February storm system failure and
massive sinkhole. Expect intermittent lane closures in the vicinity of this project.
Questions may be directed to John Kalmbach at 425‐766‐6183.
Monday, April 16th through December 2018. Road closure on South 14th Street
between Smithers Avenue South and Davis Avenue South for utility construction.
Questions may be directed to Patrick DeCaro at 425‐207‐6013.
Monday, April 16th through October 2019. The Renton Hill Utility Replacement
Project has commenced with anticipated completion in May 2019. Following
completion of the utility project, an overlay of the affected surface streets will be
conducted as part of the 2019 overlay project. The overlay is scheduled to be
completed prior to October 31, 2019.