The City of Bellevue Transportation Department has an upcoming project to improve safety for people walking and rolling on NE 40th Street between 140th Avenue NE and 145th Avenue NE. This project was selected as part of the 2018 Bridle Trails Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP).
Project Description
As part of this project, the city will:
- Build a new six-foot wide sidewalk along the north side of NE 40th Street from 140th Ave NE to 145th Ave NE
- Construct retaining walls where necessary
- Add a new crosswalk at 142nd Place NE
- Build new five-foot wide bike lanes on both sides of the road along NE 40th Street
- Grind and overlay (repave) NE 40th Street from 140th Avenue NE to 148th Avenue NE
- Add storm drainage improvements
- Build four-foot wide planters, where feasible, with landscaping and irrigation
Timeline
- 2025-2026: Construction (pending completion of property acquisition)
- 2024-2025: Property acquisition
- March-May 2025: Franchise utility relocation work
- 2020-Q1 2025: Project design
- 2020: Project scope changed from a striped walkway to a full sidewalk project
- 2019: Project start and preliminary design
- 2018: NEP vote
Funding
This project has an estimated construction cost of approximately $6.5 million, with funding from the Neighborhood Safety, Connectivity and Congestion Levy, the Neighborhood Sidewalk Program, the Bridge/Pavement Preservation Program, the Traffic Safety Improvements Program, the Neighborhood Enhancement Program, the Utilities Department and a partnership with the City of Redmond.
Documents
- Project update mailer (June 2024)