Contractor to Close 124th Avenue Northeast’s Southbound Lane

Published on September 17, 2024

Media Contact:
David Wolbrecht
Communications Program Manager
dwolbrecht@kirklandwa.gov
(425) 587-3021

KIRKLAND, Wash. – On September 23, a Kirkland contractor is planning to close 124th Avenue Northeast’s southbound lane to automotive traffic between Northeast 116th and 124th streets while its crews grind and repave the roadway.

Reed Excavating will maintain the southbound closure 24 hours a day, seven days a week until Oct. 14.

The 124th Avenue Northeast Improvements contractor will detour southbound traffic onto Slater Avenue Northeast. Customers, however, will be able to access the Totem Square commercial area by turning south onto 124th Avenue Northeast from westbound Northeast 120th Street.

During the lane-closure, Metro King County will move a few hundred feet to the north a bus stop on Totem Lake Boulevard, which serves the 225 and 239 routes.

For nearly two weeks, the detour will overlap with a road paving project on Slater Avenue Northeast, between Northeast 120th and 124th streets. Private developer Fairfield will work at night to repave a section of Slater Avenue Northeast. Fairfield is building The Brynn Apartments.

The 124th Avenue Northeast improvements project is the most recent in a series of investments dedicated to making Totem Lake a walkable, vibrant, and green urban center.

This project is adding two more automotive lanes, sidewalk-level bicycle lanes and wider sidewalks on both sides of 124th Avenue Northeast, between Northeast 116th and 124th streets. It is also establishing more than 40 pedestrian lights, enhancing transit stops, and improving the capacity and reliability of the areas water and sewer systems.

Visit www.kirklandwa.gov/124thavenue to learn more.

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