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NE 40th Street Improvements—140th Ave NE to 148th Ave NE

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    Neighborhood Projects

    • 156th Avenue Safety Improvements
    • 166th Way SE Traffic Calming
    • 173rd Avenue NE Traffic Calming
    • 2024 Curb Ramp Improvements
    • Creative Crosswalk Designs
    • Local Street Speed Limit Reduction
    • Main Street Multipurpose Path
    • NE 28th Street Traffic Calming Project
    • NE 40th Street Improvements
    • NE 8th Crosswalk Upgrades
    • NE 8th Street Complete Streets Improvements
    • NE Bellevue Crosswalk Improvements
    • NW Bellevue Walkways and Safety Improvements
    • Newport Heights Safety Improvements
    • SE 22nd Street Speed Cushions
    • School Zone Beacon Replacement Project
    • South Bellevue Station Neighborhood Improvements
    • Completed Neighborhood Projects

    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

    A map showing the project area of the NE 40th Street Improvements project.
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    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)
    Project Status
    Project Status: Pre-construction

    Contact

    Glen Kho, PE
    Project Manager

    Telephone
    425-452-4586
    Email
    gkho@bellevuewa.gov

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