Downtown Renton Construction: Sidewalks on S 3rd St have reached substantial completion

Hi everyone,

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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. Sidewalks substantially complete on S 3rd St at Williams Ave S and Wells Ave S

Our concrete subcontractor has substantially completed their sidewalk work on both sides of S 3rd St at Williams Ave S and Wells Ave S. The contractor will be in the area completing minor work related to the new sidewalks. Thank you for your patience as we navigated reaching this milestone!

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

We continue final steps towards completion of the mainline for stormwater utility work between S 3rd St and S 2nd St over the next week. 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. Installation has been moving well and we’ve made good progress on the work between Smithers Ave S and Morris Ave S. S 3rd St will continue to be closed between Smithers Ave S and Morris Ave S and reduced to one lane between Morris Ave S and Shattuck Ave S.

There is road restoration work occurring on S 3rd St from Burnett Ave S to Morris Ave S and will continue through next week. During restoration work, access to S 3rd St from Logan Ave S to Morris Ave S will be closed.

A detour to S 4th St via Shattuck Ave S and Burnett Ave S is in place to route traffic around 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. We anticipate 2-4 weeks per block depending on the speed of construction. Because we are very deep here, the construction timing can vary greatly depending on a multitude of factors. We estimate to be able to complete anywhere from 40-80 feet of sewer pipe per day.  If all goes well, we may shift blocks sooner than anticipated.

5.  Utility Work on S 3rd St and Rainier Ave S

Next week, DUIP will be doing utility work at the intersection of S 3rd St and Rainier Ave S. Work will occur on the water main north of S 3rd St in the right southbound lane of Rainier Ave S. This work is expected to last 2-3 days. Additionally, in order to complete construction of the sewer main in S 3rd Street, a steel casing is being installed within a box culvert underneath the intersection. The steel casing needs to be installed prior to the sewer main crossing Rainier Ave S. This work will occur just west of Rainier Ave S in the eastbound lane of SW Sunset Blvd for a few weeks. Anticipate lane reductions during work hours. Please follow posted signs and directions from flaggers for safe access.

UPCOMING WORK

Storm Utility work on S 2nd St

Later this summer, DUIP will be doing storm utility work on S 2nd St between Morris Ave S and Shattuck Ave S. We will begin at S 2nd St and Shattuck Ave S. During construction, S 2nd St will be reduced to two lanes on the south side of the street.

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.    

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