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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: January 4, 2021
TO: Randy Corman, Council President
Members of Renton City Council
FROM: Armondo Pavone, Mayor
Ed VanValey, Chief Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Administrative Report
• After the holidays, City of Renton residents may compost natural holiday trees for
free as long as trees are in six-foot or shorter sections and free of lights, decorations,
and flocking. Collected trees will go to the Cedar Grove for composting. If you reside
in an apartment or condominium, Republic Services will collect trees from a central
location as designated by the property manager during the first two weeks of
January. Program details will be sent to property managers via invoice messages and
robocalls. Residential flyers are available on the Republic Services website at
https://www.republicservices.com/municipality/renton-wa and on the city’s Solid
Waste Utility website. For more information, please contact the Solid Waste Utility
at 425-430-7398 or via email at jpursell@rentonwa.gov.
• 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.
Cold weather is on the way. The Public Works Department will be applying deicer to
major arterials as needed. Snow is not far away. During snow events, 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, impact response of
emergency vehicles, and may be towed. 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 www.rentonwa.gov/snowroutes to view our
deicing and snow route maps.
• Information about preventative street maintenance, traffic impact projects, and
road closures happening this week can be found at http://rentonwa.gov/traffic. All
projects are weather permitting and unless otherwise noted, streets will always
remain open. Preventative street maintenance, traffic impact projects, and road
closures will be at the following locations:
Randy Corman, Council President
Members of Renton City Council
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January 4, 2021
Monday, January 4 through Friday, January 8, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Northernmost westbound lane closure on NE Sunset Boulevard near Harrington
Avenue NE due to construction grading work. Questions may be directed to Brad
Stocco at 425-282-2373.
Monday, January 4 through Friday, January 8, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Intermittent lane closures along Park Avenue North between North 30th Street
and North 32nd Street for the City of Renton Kennydale 320 Reservoir Capital
Improvement Project. Questions may be directed to Joel McCann at 425-757-
9595.
Monday, January 4 through Friday, January 8, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Single
lane closure along Wells Avenue South between South 2nd Street and South 3rd
Street for the City of Renton Downtown Streetscape Capital Improvement
Project. Questions may be directed to Kip Braaten at 425-757-9809.
Monday, January 4 through Friday, January 8, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Single
lane closures and lane shifts between the 1000 and 1300 block of Lake
Washington Blvd North with police officers controlling the intersection entering
Southport and Gene Couloun Park. Temporary daily road closure of Houser Way
North at Lake Washington Blvd North. A detour will be in place and all business
are to be notified by the contractor to re-route from North 8th Street. This work
is for the WSDOT I-405 Widening project.
Ongoing Trail Closure through Winter of 2020. Ripley Lane North Trail closure
just north of the VMAC and the trailhead going north in support the WSDOT I-
405 Renton to Bellevue Widening and Express Toll Lanes Project. Questions may
be directed to Justin Johnson at 425-902-7172, or Kip Braaten at 425-757-9809.