On May 10, there will be a public information meeting about the upcoming Redmond Way overlay project.

The meeting will be from 6:30-8 p.m. at Rose Hill Elementary School, located at 8110 128th Ave. N.E. in Kirkland.

Attendees can meet with representatives from the cities of Redmond and Kirkland to learn more about the federally funded maintenance project, which will repair fatigued pavement areas and replace all channelization and signal loops on Redmond Way from 132nd Avenue N.E. to just west of Bear Creek Parkway. In addition, curb ramps will be brought up to current Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines. Some road drainage pipe will also be replaced. Drivers can expect this phase to begin mid to late May.

This work will significantly affect traffic flow in the corridor and slow access to neighborhoods adjacent to Redmond Way, so to help alleviate weekday traffic congestion, weekend work is planned for pavement grinding during the day with pavement resurfacing occurring at night. This work is scheduled to take place mid-summer. Alternate routes will be developed during this phase of the project.

The City of Kirkland is also currently working on its portion of the street (Northeast 85th Street) within the same time window. Commuters should expect traffic delays anywhere along the Northeast 85th Street/Redmond Way corridor from I-405 to Bear Creek Parkway.

The schedule for the public meeting is as followed:

• 6:30-6:40 p.m., light refreshments.
• 6:45 p.m., Redmond Mayor John Marchione’s remarks.
• 6:50 p.m., staff presentations.
• 7:10 p.m., question and answer

For more information contact Marilee Crivello at (425) 556-2711.