Downtown Renton Construction: Follow the “Yellow Brick Road” for business access during construction

Hi everyone,

The Renton Chamber of Commerce will be holding a Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 19. Stop by anytime between 12pm and 5pm to enjoy festivities.

For the safety of pedestrians and transit operators, vehicle access between S 2nd St and S 3rd St and Logan Ave S and Burnett Ave S is for transit vehicles only. Personal vehicle access is not permitted. Refer to the route below highlighted in yellow to navigate the downtown as work on S 3rd street continues.

Noted street closures are daytime closures during construction hours. A minimum of one lane will be open on S 3rd St after construction hours. Please follow posted signs and directions from flaggers for safe access.  CURRENT CONSTRUCTION IN DOWNTOWN RENTON

1. Sidewalk work on S 3rd St at Williams Ave S and Wells Ave S

Our concrete subcontractor completed their sidewalk work on the northside of S 3rd St at Williams Ave S and is now focusing on pouring the sidewalks on the northside of S 3rd St at Wells Ave S. We’re tracking the forecast closely so we can take advantage of any opportunities to continue pouring during dry weather. The subcontractor will continue preparing the remaining corners of S 3rd St at Williams Ave S and Wells Ave S for concrete pours. We’ll keep you up to date as we learn more.

In the meantime, if you need help with deliveries or customer access please don’t hesitate to call (425) 363-1007.

After allowing time for the concrete to cure and harden, our final step for sidewalk work is to cut grooves into the concrete to create a more polished look downtown.

2. Utility work on S 2nd St between Main Ave S and Burnett Ave S continues

The Wells-Williams Conversion Project is continuing utility work on S 2nd St. Through traffic on S 2nd St will continue to be reduced to a single-lane to give crews the space they need to work on underground utilities.

3. Stormwater Utility Work on Shattuck Ave S

DUIP completed utility work south of S 3rd St on Shattuck Ave S.  We are working on final steps to completing work north of S 3rd St towards S 2nd St. Through traffic on Shattuck Ave S will continue to be reduced to one lane both directions. Please follow posted signs and directions from flaggers for safe access.

4. Sewer Utility Work on S 3rd St

DUIP continues installation of the new sewer main between Burnett Ave S and Logan Ave S. During construction work hours, S 3rd St will be closed between Burnett Ave S and Logan Ave S and reduced to one lane between Logan Ave S and Shattuck Ave S. A detour to S 4th St via Shattuck Ave S and Burnett Ave S is in place to route traffic around this construction. Signage for local and business access will be in place along the detour route. During non-work hours, S 3rd St will maintain a minimum of one lane of traffic throughout the project area (Burnett Ave S to Rainier Ave S). Work will continue moving west, block-by-block, towards Rainier Ave S. Road Closures on S 3rd St will move west with the construction efforts.

5. Storm Utility work on S 3rd St

Storm utility work on S 3rd St east of Rainier Ave S and west of Shattuck Ave S is near completion and all lanes of S 3rd St are open between Rainier Ave S and Shattuck Ave S. S 3rd St is reduced to one lane beyond Shattuck Ave S for sewer main construction currently occurring between Burnett Ave S and Logan Ave S. Local and business access on S 3rd St will be maintained. A detour is in place routing traffic to S 4th St.

Thank you, and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call us at 425-363-1007 or email wellswilliams@rentonwa.gov or duip@rentonwa.gov.    

	Questions about construction? Visit www.rentonwa.gov/ww or www.rentonwa.gov/duip for the latest updates. Call 425-363-1007 Email wellswilliams@rentonwa.gov or duip@rentonwa.gov.  Join us for virtual office hours every other Friday from 1-1:30 p.m.
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