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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin Report 1- Y �` Oma, t i- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT ` APw r ori MEMORANDUM DATE: November 20, 2017 TO: Armondo Pavone, Council President Members of Renton City Council FROM: Denis Law, Mayor Jay Covington, Chief Administrative Officer SUBJECT: Administrative Report • Inclement Weather Response Reminder: The Public Works Department would like to remind residents to help us prevent local residential street flooding by monitoring catch basins near your home and keeping them clear of leaves and other debris. Street sweepers are dispatched daily to clean up debris along major arterials. Also, snow is not far away. Please remember that during snow and ice events,the department sanders and snow plows are dispatched to keep major arterials drivable. Visit our website at http://rentonwa.gov/living/default.aspx?id=21258 to view our snow route maps. It is imperative that motorists do not park or abandon their vehicles within any portion of the traffic lanes. Abandoned vehicles impair snow and ice removal and impact response of emergency vehicles. • The city is in the process of updating its Bicycle and Trails Master Plan and is interested in public input. Please join us for an open house on Thursday, November 28th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Renton Senior Center, 211 Burnett Avenue North. Questions may be directed to Parks Planning/Natural Resources Director Leslie Betlach at 425-430-6619 or Transportation Planning Manager Vicki Grover at 425- 430-7393. • New agility equipment has been added to the Cedar River Dog Park as part of a Girl Scout Gold Award project by Kira Le, a local high school student. Apparatus include a hoop jump, a see-saw, weave poles, and an adjustable jump. Ms. Le also resurfaced the existing A-Frame dog walks. She is coordinating with the City to hold an Opening Day on Saturday, November 25th from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. to get feedback from Dog Park users about the project. • The in-water phase of the Bird Island Shoreline Enhancement project will take place this and next month at Coulon Park. American Construction Company will be working November 27th until the end of December. Expect to see cranes and other heavy equipment around the island as well as turbidity curtains in the lake. Bird Island will be closed to the public during construction. The end result of this project Armondo Pavone,Council President Members of Renton City Council Page 2 of 3 November 20,2017 will be an improved habitat for salmon, birds, and other wildlife that use the Island, and a new area for the public to view scenic Lake Washington. • 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, November 20th through Wednesday, November 22nd, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Single lane closure along northbound Talbot Road South between the northbound 1-405 on-ramp and the southbound 1-405 off-ramp for the 1-405 Direct Connector Project. Questions may be directed to Rohini Nair at 206-999-1822. ✓ Monday, November 20th through Wednesday, November 22nd, 4:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Single lane closure along southbound Talbot Road South between the northbound 1-405 on-ramp and the southbound 1-405 off-ramp for the 1-405 Direct Connector Project. Questions may be directed to Rohini Nair at 206-999-1822. ✓ Monday, November 20th through Wednesday, November 22nd, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Single lane closure along southbound Talbot Road South north of South 43rd Street for construction at Valley Medical Center. Questions may be directed to Tom Main at 206-999-1833. ✓ Monday, November 20th through Wednesday, November 22nd, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Northbound East Valley Road between SW 23rd Street and SW 19th Street will be diverted to the center turn lane for 1-405 Direct Connector Project. Questions may be directed to Rohini Nair at 206-999-1822. ✓ Monday, November 20th through Wednesday, November 22nd, 8:30 a.m.to 3:30 p.m. Single lane closure along SE 162nd Street east of 116th Avenue SE for construction work within City right of way. Questions may be directed to Tom Main at 206-999-1833. ✓ Monday, November 20th through Friday, November 24th, 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 1-405 are also scheduled this week related to the project. More detailed information about these restrictions and closures is available tonight on the back table. The information outlines specific dates and times of the closure. 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/1405/SR1671CDirectConnector. Armondo Pavone,Council President Members of Renton City Council Page 3 of 3 November 20,2017 ✓ Monday, November 20th through Sunday, November 26th. Single lane closure on Park Avenue North between North 3rd Street and North 4th Street due to roadway construction for Sartori Elementary School. Questions may be directed to Brad Stocco at 425-282-2373. ✓ Monday, November 20th through approximately Friday, December 8th. NE 10th Street will be closed between Harrington Avenue NE and NE Sunset Blvd. Sunset Lane NE will be closed just north and just south of NE 10th Street. These road closures affect access to the Renton Highlands Library. The Highlands Library parking garage will be accessible from the south only during these road closures. Questions may be directed to project manager Keith Woolley at 425-430-7318 or via email at kwoolley@rentonwa.gov. ✓ Monday, November 20th through August 2018, 8:30 a.m.to 4:45 p.m. Additional construction traffic due to the construction of Sartori Elementary School at the 300 block of Park Avenue North and Garden Avenue North. Questions may be directed to Brad Stocco at 425-282-2373. ✓ Monday, November 20th 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 Justin Johnson at 425-902-7102. ✓ Monday, November 27th through October 2019. Construction surveying for the Renton Hill Utility Replacement project will begin Monday, November 27th. Construction of the actual project is expected to commence Friday, December 1st. The duration of this project is expected to be 20 months, with anticipated completion in May 2019. Following completion of the utility project, an overlay of 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.