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News from King County Department of Transportation Release date: Jan. 13, 2006
County crews complete repairs, reopen
Around-the-clock work, no surprises, and a little help from Mother Nature has allowed King County road crews to complete repairs on Issaquah-Hobart Road well ahead of schedule. The barricades were lifted at 4 p.m. today, allowing the stretch of roadway between 255th Avenue Southeast and Southeast 164th Street to reopen just in time for the afternoon commute. The road has been closed since Tuesday, following the discovery of severe erosion of the roadbed due to high flows on Issaquah Creek. Since that time, crews have been working to shore up the roadbed and construct a giant rock wall to protect the road. The work required the excavation of an estimated 40 truckloads of unusable material. Road crews are also making major progress on a slide that has severely disrupted local access on Dorre Don Way Southeast near Maple Valley. The road is now passable, but crews are still working on clearing mud, rocks, and other debris. The road was closed Tuesday following a major slide that knocked down several trees and powerlines. Another major slide on 156th Place Southeast along the Cedar River southeast of Renton is proving more difficult to get the upper hand on. The slide on Orting Hill occurred early this morning, sending mud and debris down the hill and onto parked cars and the road below. Since that time, several smaller bursts of mud and water have come down, clogging drainage systems and making cleanup extremely difficult. However, given the location of the slide and the short length of the small residential road, the blockage is not causing traffic impacts beyond the immediate neighborhood. The county is also closing Southeast 148th Street at 158th Avenue Southeast until the hillside stabilizes. Meanwhile, several roads continue to be impacted by the minor lowland flooding in the Snoqualmie Valley earlier this week. Road crews will continue to monitor conditions in flood-prone areas and close additional roads, as necessary. Motorists are reminded to never drive around barricades or through standing water.
Residents can monitor the status of road
closures in unincorporated King County by logging on to
King
County Road Alert, or by visiting
www.RPIN.org, the region’s multi-jurisdictional web site. Residents
can also report problems by calling (206) 296-8100 or 1-800 KC ROADS. |
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