• The Bellevue Transportation Department has won a 2024 Project of the Year Award from the American Public Works Association for the Bellevue Transit Center Raised Intersections Project. The award, in the Transportation projects less than $5 million category, highlights excellence in design and construction, and recognizes the cooperative efforts between public agencies, contractors and consultants.

    The project raised the intersections to sidewalk level at 108th and 110th Avenues Northeast at Northeast Sixth Street in downtown Bellevue. The updated intersections provide a seamless connection between the Bellevue Transit Center and the new downtown Bellevue Light Rail station. The project is also part of the Grand Connection, a signature, pedestrian-focused corridor through the heart of downtown Bellevue.

    A map showing the locations of the two raised intersections at NE 6th Street and 108th and 110th Avenue NE.

    Description

    As part of this project, the Bellevue Transportation Department:

    • Constructed new raised, concrete intersections
    • Replaced existing sidewalks
    • Replaced existing traffic signal system
    • Replaced water main under 110th Ave NE at NE 6th St
    A photo of NE 6th Street and 110th Avenue NE from above. It shows the red patterned concrete of the raised intersection. The transit center is visible on the left and the edge of the light rail station on the right.

    Schedule

    • Design Start: Spring 2021
    • Design Complete: Fall 2022
    • Construction Begins: May 2023
    • Construction Complete: December 2023

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