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Cherry Valley Road on schedule for weekend opening
The
first in a series of road improvement projects on
Northeast Cherry Valley Road east of Duvall should wrap up this week
– in time to open the road for the Fourth of July and preceding weekend.
Crews from the King County Road Services Division anticipate completing
the first culvert replacement by the end of the day on Thursday, June
29. The road will then be open through Wednesday,
July 5.
A
second, longer closure begins Thursday, July 6 and is scheduled to last
through Sept. 1. This project takes more time because it involves
installation of four new culverts. It is located from the 28700 block to
the 29300 block of Cherry Valley Road.
All of the work centers on replacing aging undersized culverts
underneath Northeast Cherry Valley Road that are showing signs of
failure. Some of these clay culverts date back to the 1920s, and serious
problems such as road failure could develop if they are not replaced.
Total
closure of Cherry Valley Road is necessary due to the large size of the
new culverts and the amount of heavy equipment moving around the two
sites. Crews have been working extra hours each week to get the work
completed as quickly as possible, and to meet deadlines set by the state
for working near fish habitat.
Because there are few cross streets along Cherry Valley Road, the posted
detour is lengthy. During the closures motorists can detour via:
Carnation-Duvall Road Northeast (State Route 203); Northeast Big Rock
Road; and Kelly Road Northeast.
Parking restrictions are
popular with neighbors
Many cities in the region have passed ordinances prohibiting the parking
of commercial vehicles on public right-of-way. As a result, the
unincorporated area of King County east of Kent has seen a growing
number of semi-tractor/trailer trucks parking on arterial roadways.
To increase safety for the users of unincorporated roadways, the King
County Road Services Division’s Traffic Engineering group is installing
signs that either totally restrict parking, or restrict the parking of
commercial vehicles between the hours of midnight to 6 a.m. in specified
areas.
The signs – which read "Commercial Vehicle Parking Prohibited Midnight
to 6 a.m. – already appear to be making a difference, as county
residents are noticing fewer commercial trucks parked in and around
their neighborhoods.
Plan ahead for holiday transit
services
The
Fourth of July holiday may be more than a week away, but it’s not too
early to be thinking about how to travel to all of the fun holiday
events.
First, the basics. Buses will run on a regular schedule on Monday, July
3. Then on Tuesday, July 4, Metro and Sound Transit will operate on a
Sunday schedule. Sunday Family Fares apply on July 4, and Metro drivers
will be selling Day Passes for $2 on that day. All Metro offices will be
closed.
For those coming to Seattle to view the big fireworks show on the
waterfront, the Elliott Bay Water Taxi will operate on a Saturday
schedule and the West Seattle land shuttle, Route 773, is on a weekend
schedule. The Route 99 Waterfront Streetcar will operate on a Sunday
schedule.
Metro also has special holiday service for the Mariners games against
the Rockies and the Angels, and the horse racing at Emerald Downs on
July 1, 2 and 4.
There is regular bus service to most other holiday events. Certain trips
may be rerouted near some of the community celebrations, and there could
be traffic delays. Visit Metro
Online for complete information about service and reroutes.
Zip through the traffic to ‘Zoo
Tunes’
Metro
and the Woodland Park Zoo are offering free, post-event shuttle service
for the upcoming “Zoo Tunes” summer concert series.
The popular concerts begin Wednesday, June 28. They are offered almost
every Wednesday evening throughout July and August. Gates open at 5 p.m.
and concerts begin at 6 p.m. All concerts end by 8:30 p.m.
Use regular Metro service to arrive at the zoo. Then after the concert,
hop on one of the special shuttles near the zoo’s west entrance and ride
back to the Northgate Transit Center (Bay 2). The shuttles operate only
after the Wednesday concert dates.
Visit Metro Online for details about the
concert shuttles.
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