124th Ave NE: Spring Blvd to Ichigo Way

As part of the 124^th Avenue Corridor Improvement Project to support planned growth and development in the BelRed area, improve circulation and accommodate an East Link light rail undercrossing, the City of Bellevue plans to:

• Widen 124^th Avenue NE to five lanes from NE Spring Boulevard to Ichigo Way (formerly NE 18th Street).
• Raise the roadway to build a bridge on 124^th Avenue NE to allow for the East Link cars to pass underneath.
• Install sidewalk with planters on the east side and a portion of the sidewalk on the west side of 124^th Avenue NE.
• Install a traffic signal at the intersection of 124^th Avenue NE and the future NE 16th Street.

Benefits

The project will enhance access and circulation for cars, transit, freight, pedestrians and bicyclists.

Schedule

• 2021 (spring): Project completed
• 2019 (fall): Construction begins
• 2019 (August): Construction contract awarded to Interwest Construction Inc. 
• 2017: Funding finalized through a Federal Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Funding

The total project budget of $33 million is partially funded by Washington State Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) fund and Sound Transit's East Link light rail project. Approved 2021-2027 Capital Investment Program Budget Sheet.

Outreach materials

• Construction alert (July 2019)
• Roadway cross section diagram