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Kari Page
Neighborhood Services Coordinator
City of Kirkland
E-mail
425-587-3011 (Phone)
425-587-3019 (Fax) |
Kirkland downtown is on the move toward better library, transportation and water quality services. The following capital improvement projects will be constructed in the coming years to improve library services, transit operations, sewer capacity, and pedestrian and vehicle mobility.
Kirkland Transit Center :
2/5/10: Entrance to Kirkland Square from 3rd Street to close, new truck load/unload area to open: On Monday, February 8, the entrance to Kirkland Square from 3rd Street will be closed to vehicles for approximately one week and customers should continue to use the main entrance from Central Way. During this time, the sidewalk between Park Lane and Central Way adjacent to Kirkland Square will remain open to pedestrians for the majority of the week and flaggers will assist pedestrians past the driveway while the work is being performed.
Also on February 8, a new truck load/unload area will open on Central Way west of the intersection at 3rd Street and adjacent to the Subway/Market on Central. The truck load/unload area is being provided to assist businesses with deliveries during construction. This may also help keep the Central Way entrance to Kirkland Square clear by providing a new loading area and discouraging the use of the center turn lane by trucks that often block left turn access. Kirkland Square tenants and other nearby businesses are asked to direct their deliveries to this new area.
While difficult at times, the Sound Transit construction team has done their best to maintain pedestrian and vehicular access through and around the active construction site when possible and for as long as possible to minimize construction impacts. Please support local businesses near the Kirkland Transit Center site during construction.
For more information, contact Roger Iwata at roger.iwata@soundtransit.orgor 206-689-4904.
Project Background
To improve Sound Transit and King County Metro transit services, Sound Transit is building a new transit center on 3rd Street between Kirkland Avenue and Central Way. View the Illustrative Site Plan. 
Between fall 2009 and the end of 2010, new bus bays and passenger shelters, enhanced pedestrian crossings, widened sidewalks, landscaping, bicycle amenities and public art will be constructed and installed. An entirely new roadway will be constructed along 3rd Street. Prior to installation of these new transit amenities, all new utilities including sewer, storm, water, and electrical/communication systems will be constructed under the new transit center. As part of this project, transit operations will be temporarily relocated to Central Way and 6th Street during construction. Traffic impacts include Park Lane (Main Street to 3rd Street) being closed through construction and only northbound traffic being allowed on 3rd Street between Kirkland Avenue and Central Way. Kirkland Transit Center Construction Staging & Timeline (14mb)
Kirkland Library Expansion:
11/23/09: Join the celebration of the reopening of the Kirkland Library. Saturday, December 5, 2009, 10 a.m.
Project Background
The Kirkland Library is on the move to expand its 15,000 square foot building by 4,000 square feet at the north end of the building. The City has issued building permits. Construction began in January 2009 and should be complete in one year. During construction, limited Library services will be available in shared space at Parkplace Books, 401 Parkplace and the top surface of the Peter Kirk Municipal Garage used for library visitor parking will be closed; the two lower levels will remain open.
Kirkland Avenue/3rd Street Traffic Signal:
8/7/09 Update: The signal is installed and operational.
Project Background
In December 2008, the City awarded a construction contract to Northeast Electric for a traffic signal at the intersection of 3rd Street and Kirkland Avenue. This signal, which is funded by Sound Transit, will improve traffic flow and pedestrian safety. In addition to the new signal, the project includes curb and gutter, sidewalk, pedestrian crossings, and pavement markers.
Kirkland Pump Station & Sewer Upgrade:
The King County Wastewater Treatment Division is upgrading its 40-year old pump station at the corner of 3rd Street at Park Lane. These upgrades will increase capacity, ensure safe and reliable operations and to meet current seismic, noise, and odor control standards. The upgrade also includes the construction of a new pipeline along Kirkland Avenue from the pump station east to the railroad right-of-way near 10th Street. The pipeline will cross underneath the railroad. These construction activities are scheduled to begin in early 2011 with scheduled completion by late 2012. Park Lane from 3rd Street to Main Street will remain closed during construction.
Kirkland Wednesday Market
Background
The Transit Center and Pump Station projects will impact the operations of the Kirkland Wednesday Market. The City, Kirkland Downtown Association and Market organizers worked together to identify a new location - Marina Park. Kirkland Wednesday Market.
Businesses Remain Open During Construction
Businesses near the construction areas will remain open. Please “buy local” and patronize downtown stores, restaurants and service companies.
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Agency Contacts: |
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Kirkland Library Expansion
COMPLETE
Contact: Elsa Steele
Phone: 425-822-2459
Web: King County Library System
3rd Street Traffic Signal Installation
COMPLETE
Contact: Rod Steitzer Kirkland Public Works
Phone: 425-587-3825
Web: Downtown On the Move
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Kirkland Transit Center
Construction and transit relocation: Fall 2009-End of 2010
Contact: Roger Iwata, Sound Transit
Phone: 206-689-4904
Web: Sound Transit
(Search: Kirkland Transit Center)
Kirkland Pump Station & Sewer Upgrade
Early 2011 – Spring 2013
Contact: Monica Van der Vieren, King County Wastewater Treatment Division
Phone: 206-263-7301
Web: King County
(Search: Kirkland Pump Station) |