Construction Projects

A Collage of Various City Construction Projects

Kirkland's Capital Improvement Program continues to lay the groundwork for a safe, healthy and vibrant community. The projects this program is currently managing to keep our community safe, healthy and vibrant are listed above. You can see these projects and others in Kirkland's 2021 - 2026 Capital Improvement Program or view them on the Capital Projects Interactive Map.

Projects in construction

100th Avenue Northeast Corridor Improvements

The City of Kirkland is rebuilding 100th Avenue Northeast, between Northeast 139th and 145th streets, into a more walkable, vibrant and green corridor. The redesigned corridor will feature sidewalk-level bicycle lanes, sidewalks and five lanes for automotive traffic.
The City recently installed a box culvert at Cedar Creek.

124th Avenue Northeast Improvements

The City of Kirkland is improving the 124th Avenue Northeast corridor between Northeast 116th Street and Northeast 124th Street.

CKC to Eastrail Crossing at Slater Ave NE-132nd Ave NE

Installation of a safe crossing to connect the end section of the Cross Kirkland Corridor with the Eastrail at Slater Avenue. Also adds a new right-turn signal for westbound to northbound vehicles on NE 124th Street at Slater Avenue.

Central Way and NE 124th Street Pedestrian Safety Projects

Modifications to medians on Central and Market Street for pedestrian safety. Adding bicycle lanes to Central Way, and High intensity Activated crossWalK (HAWK) at two locations on NE 124th Street.

Eighth Avenue West water and sewer main upgrades

The City of Kirkland is upgrading water and sewer mains along Eighth Avenue West and Fifth Street West.

Fire Station 21 Renovation

The City of Kirkland is renovating Fire Station 21 to make it more resilient to earthquakes, more efficient for emergency response and more protective of firefighters' health.

Transportation Benefit District

The Kirkland City Council is seeking to accelerate 45 projects that will improve safety for walking and bicycling throughout Kirkland by implementing a $20 car tab fee. The goal is to have all projects constructed within six years of the programs genesis, we are currently in Q1 of the third year.

Goat Hill Drainage

The City of Kirkland is improving stormwater facilities on Goat Hill.

Juanita Drive Corridor Improvements

The City of Kirkland continues its effort to improve Juanita Drive with a second phase of improvements dedicated to improving travel for driving, walking and bicycling.

Lake Street Pedestrian Scramble

Using traffic signals to hold all automotive traffic at each of the intersection’s four legs, people will be able to walk across the intersection in all directions when the pedestrian phase is active.

Landscape Median Updates

Kirkland is retrofitting existing landscape medians with decorative stamped concrete on several medians along both Central Way and Market Street. The median improvements will help to lower maintenance costs and improve safety for maintenance crews.

NE 85th Street Eastbound 3rd Lane - 120th to 122nd Avenues NE

This project builds a new eastbound lane between 120th Ave NE and 122nd Ave NE, creating a right-turn only at 122nd Avenue NE. The project connects with WSDOT's interchange project, which is building a new eastbound lane from I-405 to 120th Ave NE.

Neighborhood Safety Program projects

The City of Kirkland leverages the Neighborhood Safety Program to improve safety for walking and bicycling with small-scale projects.

Northeast 73rd Street water main

The City is installing a new eight-inch, ductile iron water main along Northeast 73rd Street.

The new water main will replace the 60-year-old, six-inch concrete water main that has required excessive maintenance for more than a decade.

NE 85th Street/I-405 Interchange & Inline BRT Station Project - WSDOT

WSDOT, Sound Transit, and design-build contractor Graham Contracting, Ltd. are working to reconstruct and improve the I-405/Northeast 85th Street interchange. This project design supports Sound Transit's Stride Bus Rapid Transit, improves transit connections on Northeast 85th Street, and provides direct access to the I-405 Express Toll Lanes.

Projects in design

Marina Park Dock and Shoreline Renovations

The City of Kirkland is repairing, upgrading and improving several elements of Marina Park.

Overlay (Street Paving)

Kirkland's annual overlay program repaves the City's network of arterial, collector and residential streets.

NE 85th Street Shared-Use Pathway - 6th Street to 405 Improvements

The City of Kirkland is building a walking and bicycling path along Northeast 85th Street that will connect downtown Kirkland to Interstate 405. This project is funded by Sound Transit, and was included in the ST3 voter approved expansion of transit.
The City will build walls to support the shared-use path on the south side pf Northeast 85th Street between Sixth Street & 114th Avenue Northeast.

Annual Striping Program

The Annual Striping Program maintains markings that identify travel lanes and other guidance markings for auto, pedestrian, bicycle, transit and other forms of transportation.

Everest Park Restroom Replacement

The City of Kirkland is replacing the Everest Park restroom to ensure it is accessible to everyone and, thus, compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

O.O. Denny Park Improvements Picnic Shelter

The City of Kirkland is adding a new picnic shelter to increase capacity for community members' reservations.

Slurry Seal

The 2012 Streets Levy is doubling the number of lane miles the City of Kirkland can slurry seal each year. Kirkland has a goal of treating every residential street in the City with slurry seal by the year 2032.

Stores to Shores Greenway

The Stores to Shores Greenway will create a corridor between Heritage Park and Totem Lake, along which walking and bicycling are the prioritized modes of travel and motorized transportation, such as driving a car, is the alternative form of transportation.

Street Preservation

The goal of Kirkland's annual street preservation program is to keep the City's 600 lane miles of roads in conditions that are cost-effective to maintain and functional for travel. To achieve this, Kirkland repaves, patches or slurry seals up to 40 lane-miles of roads every year.

108th Avenue Northeast business access and transit lane

This project will establish a transit-only lane that allows buses to bypass traffic back-ups.

Weekly Traffic Alerts

124th Avenue Northeast

Kirkland’s contractor will close Northeast 120th Street east of 124th Avenue Northeast for at least one week beginning Mar. 4 for Northshore Utility District to complete work on their utilities. Work continues on the east side of the street on 124th Avenue Northeast, between Northeast 116th Street and Northeast 124th Street. Drivers exiting businesses will encounter “Right Turn Only” access to 124thAvenue Northeast. Bicyclists will merge with traffic.

Northeast 124th Street

Kirkland's contractor is upgrading two pedestrian crossings on Northeast 124thStreet near North Kirkland Community Center. Drivers will encounter traffic control that will reduce travel lanes near 105th Place Northeast and 101st Court Northeast from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The pedestrian crossings are being upgraded to High intensity Activated crossWalK (HAWK) signals that pedestrians will engage to cross the street. This project also provides safety updates on Central Way Medians, a crossing, and adds bike lanes from Market to First Street. Work on Central Way expected to begin on Mar. 17.

Central Way & Market Street

Drivers on Central Way & Market Street will encounter lane shifts and restricted turning movements as a Kirkland Contractor continues improvements at various center medians. On Market Street the work zone is between 15th and 22nd Avenues, and on Central Way the work zone is between 2nd Place and 5th Street. Some parking will be restricted to keep vehicles moving through the work zone between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

100th Avenue Northeast

OMA Construction may briefly alternating traffic at various locations or if necessary, briefly stop traffic between Northeast 137th and 145th streets. The legal speed limit through the construction zone is 25 miles per hour.

116th Avenue Northeast

This project along 116th Avenue Northeast by Lake Washington High School is nearly complete. Kamins Construction built sidewalks and upgrading the aging stormwater system for this first Transportation Benefit District funded project. This project is waiting on equipment to finish installing the RRFB crossing east of the124th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 80th Street intersection. Work is expected to be complete shortly.

132nd Avenue Northeast

Drivers traveling along 132nd Avenue Northeast will encounter sidewalk construction and stormwater system upgrades from Northeast 95th Street to Lake Washington Technical Institute. Kirkland's contractor, Reed Trucking and Excavating, is periodically closing a lane from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kirkland's contractor is building sidewalks and stormwater improvements for the second Transportation Benefit District funded project.

Northeast 132nd Street

Drivers traveling on Northeast 132nd Street will encounter lane shifts as Kirkland's Contractor, Always Active Services, repairs storm piping between 118th and 120th Avenues Northeast. The work is being done as part of the 2025 Aging and Failing Infrastructure project.

Juanita Drive

Juanita Drive will be reduced to one lane periodically this week between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Northeast 124th Street to Northeast 128th Street with flaggers controlling the flow of traffic.

This list is updated every Thursday.

Last updated 3/6/2025