Last updated: June 11
The following traffic advisories reflect current conditions as they are known. The listings below reflect construction work that can affect travel on city streets, sidewalks and trails (note: excludes individual lane closures or lane and sidewalk closures associated with development projects). Expect traffic delays or use an alternate route, if possible. Please obey construction signs and flaggers. Construction schedules are subject to change and often do.
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Current construction impacts
- SE 36th Street from 142nd Place SE to 150th Avenue SE: Lane shifts in both directions from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. as needed until December to construct a new retaining wall. Project webpage.
- Sections of 105th Avenue SE, SE 30th Street, SE 27th Street and 104th Avenue SE in Beaux Arts will be closed for approximately two weeks from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday- Friday for watermain replacement work.
Ongoing construction impacts
- Lake Hills Boulevard: Beginning June 15, until August, Lake Hills Boulevard between 151st and 154th avenues southeast for the replacement of the Kelsey Creek Culverts. Detours will be in place. The Lake to Lake trail will detour to 151st Ave SE around the construction zone with detour signs in place. Project details.
- 100th Avenue NE between NE 17th Street and NE 20th Street:100th Avenue NE will be closed between NE 17th Street and NE 20th Street until the end of July. One-way local access will be maintained to all driveways. More information is on the project webpage.
- 106th Place NE south of NE 12th Street closed 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. until July to install permanent power.
- Bel-Red Road from NE 30th Street to West Lake Sammamish Parkway will experience lane closures from now through the end of August to add buffered bike lanes. City of Redmond Project.
- Main Street between 108th Avenue NE – 112th Avenue NE: The curb-side lane of westbound Main Street near 110th Avenue SE is closed between the hours of 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Monday-Friday until further notice. Access for people walking and rolling and access to businesses will be maintained. More information is on the project webpage.
Pavement Preservation Program
Paving season is typically from April to October. Flaggers will be onsite for traffic control and pedestrian access unless otherwise indicated. More information about the paving program, including weekly updates, on the program webpage.
Work is weather dependent. Please slow down for the safety of workers and all travelers. Traffic may be reduced to one-way alternating traffic, expect delays. Work hours are Monday – Friday.
ADA upgrades scheduled Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., expect lane closures and delays:
- None planned for this week.
Pavement upgrades are weather dependent and scheduled Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m., expect delays, single-lane closures with one-way alternating traffic; unless otherwise noted.
- SE Shoreland Dr (from 375 Shoreland Dr SE to 99th Ave SE)
- SE 15th St (from 9505 SE 15th St to 100th Ave SE)
- 108th Ave SE (from SE 20th St to Bellevue Way SE)
- SE 21st St (from 108th Ave SE to 109th Ave SE)
- 109th Ave SE (from SE 22nd St to 1914 109th Ave SE)
Nightwork: Post paving infrastructure installation
- 116th Ave NE (from NE 8th ST and NE 12th St)
- NE 12th St (from 120th Ave NE to 124th Ave NE)
Other agency projects
Washington State Department of Transportation:
- SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program: More information on the project webpage.
- Washington State Patrol and WSDOT are partnering to boost compliance with the requirement to have three people in the vehicle to drive in the HOV lane.
- I-405 Burlington Northern Bridge to Pedestrian Trail Bridge & I-90/East Fork Issaquah Creek Seismic: More information on project webpage.
- Northup Way from 116th Avenue NE to NE 33rd Place: WSDOT crews will close a single lane beginning April 5 for several months from 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday-Friday. The bicycle lane and sidewalk under I-405 will also be closed during working hours. Signs and flaggers will guide travelers and pedestrians through the work zone. Cyclists will merge with traffic when the bike lane is closed. Daytime lane closures are part of a project to bolster overpasses along I-405 to help them withstand an earthquake.
- I-405 and NE 85th Street Interchange Project: More information on project webpage.
- NEW: I-405 85th Street Ramps will be closed overnight June 10-12 for sign bridge installation.
- I-90 Projects and Maintenance:
- Sunset Creek - Fish Passage: More information on project webpage.
- SE Eastgate Way will experience single-lane closures between Richards Road and 139th Avenue SE from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday – Saturday beginning through the summer. Project webpage.
- NEW: June 14 beginning at 9 p.m. Sunday until 5 a.m. Monday, June 15
- Three eastbound I-90 lanes between Bellevue Way Southeast and 150th Avenue Southeast.
- Bellevue Way Southeast on-ramp to eastbound I-90.
- Eastbound I-90 HOV off-ramp to 142nd Place Southeast.
- NEW: June 15 – 18 - beginning at 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. the next morning
- Three lanes of eastbound I-90 between Bellevue Way Southeast and 150th Avenue Southeast.
- Eastbound I-90 off-ramp to 150th Avenue Southeast.
- Sunset Creek - Fish Passage: More information on project webpage.
- I-405/Renton to Bellevue Widening and Express Toll Lane Project: More information on project webpage.
- I-405 construction closures that will impact Bellevue drivers: (Dates are weather dependent, signed detour in place.)
- NEW: June 15 – 19 beginning at 9 p.m. Monday, June 15 to 5 a.m. Friday, June 18 I-405 eastbound ramps to I-90 will be closed. Follow signed detours.
- NEW: June 15-19 Two lanes of westbound Coal Creek Parkway at I-405 will be closed from 10:15 p.m. to 5 a.m. for slope work.
- NEW: June 15-19 Two lanes of SE 8th Street under I-405 will be closed from 9:15 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- I-405 construction closures that will impact Bellevue drivers: (Dates are weather dependent, signed detour in place.)
King County
- Eastrail: More information on project webpage.
- Coal Creek Sewer Upgrade Project: King County Wastewater Treatment Division is upgrading its regional sewer line that serves Bellevue and Newcastle. More information on project website or CoalCreekProject@kingcounty.gov
- Coal Creek Parkway SE southbound single-lane closures 6 a.m.-3 p.m. and northbound single-lane closures 10:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. remain in place near Forest Drive SE.
- The Red Cedar trailhead will remain closed to all public use during this work. Other trailheads in the area such as the Cinder Mine, Red Town, Coal Creek Family YMCA, and Forest Drive trailheads are available for trail users.
- North Mercer Island/Enatai Sewer Upgrade Project: Crews will locate utilities in north Mercer Island and southwest Bellevue to prepare for major construction activities from spring 2022 and extend into 2026. Sign up for Enatai project area email and text updates from King County on project webpage.
Sound Transit: For updates and service alerts from Sound Transit, visit soundtransit.org/ride-with-us/service-alerts.
- Judkins Park and Mercer Island light rail stations will be closed May 30-31 for planned maintenance. Shuttle buses will replace 2 Line trains between International District/Chinatown and South Bellevue.
Highway traffic information
Three major highways run through Bellevue. At any given time the state Department of Transportation may be working on projects that can affect traffic in Bellevue. For the most up-to-date information on construction activity, visit WSDOT's web pages: