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City of Redmond's Bel Red Road Buffered Bike Lanes

P-P-107(P04)-1

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P-P-107(P04)-1
Bel Red Road Buffered Bike Lanes
NE 30th St to W Lake Sammamish Pkwy

FY 2024 Active Transportation Program
Current Phase : Design
Total TIB Funding : $650,000

County: King | Legislative District: 48 | Project Length: 1.17 | TIB Engineer: Greg Armstrong | Last Payment Date: 01/31/2024

Project Information

Lead Agency	REDMOND
Funding Year	2024
Program	ATP
Current Phase	Design
Legislative District	48
Congressional District	1, 9
Federal Route Number	1911
Project Length	1.17 mi.
ADT	12,300
Functional Class	Principal
Type of Work	Pedestrian
Project Contact	Micah Ross
Contact Email	mross@redmond.gov
TIB Engineer	Greg Armstrong
Last Payment Date	01/31/2024
Cultural Resource Assessment	Not Required

Project Schedule

	Target Date	Actual Date
Project Selection Date		12/02/2022
Delayed Project Date	07/01/2025
DAHP Assessment Date
Predesign Approval
Design Approval	02/01/2023	01/24/2023
Bid Auth. Approval	12/15/2024
Construction Approval	01/01/2025
Project Closeout	12/30/2026
Audit Date
Withdrawn Date

Project Funding

	TIB Funds	Project Costs
Environmental Study	0	0
Design Study	0	0
Total Predesign	0	0

Special Study	0	0
Design	169,611	799,000
Right of Way	0	0
Total Design	169,611	799,000

Construction Engineering	0	0
Construction Contract	480,389	2,263,000
Other Construction	0	0
Total Construction	480,389	2,263,000

Total TIB Funding	650,000	3,062,000

Local Funding Partners

	Funding Amount	Percent
REDMOND	2,412,000	78.8%
WSDOT Funding	0	0.0%








Total Local Funding	2,412,000	78.8%

Project Description

The Bel-Red Buffered Bicycle Lanes Project completes an essential bicycle network gap and improves safety and people riding bikes will experience lower traffic stress. This project will install buffered bike lanes on Bel-Red Rd in each direction between NE 30th St and West Lake Sammamish Parkway. Creating separation from vehicle travel lanes for bicyclists and connecting to existing buffered bike lanes at NE 30th St will help prevent future bike crashes and improve the perception of cyclist safety. By repurposing one vehicle travel lane and reducing travel lane widths, improper U-turns will be decreased and reduce vehicle crashes. Maintaining existing curb-to-curb width helps expedite design and reduces the need for land acquisition. Curb ramps and some sidewalk will be replaced and be upgraded to ADA standards. The result will be a safer roadway corridor for people using all modes and a substantial gap of the bicycle network in the Overlake network will be completed.

Existing Condition

Bel-Red Road is a principal arterial in the Overlake neighborhood bordering the cities of Redmond and Bellevue. Located 3 miles from both cities downtown cores and currently served by frequent bus service, this area has a heightened need to fill the bicycle facility gap along Bel-Red Rd by the coming of light rail service and two light rail stations in the next few years. As Overlake continues its path as a vibrant center with more housing and job opportunities, it is essential to build a continuous bicycle network that will allow more people to choose to bike for transportation and improve safety for existing and new riders. Existing riders along this route riding uphill or downhill have to leave existing bicycle facilities to a street without signs or markings on a busy roadway (ADT 12,300). This segment of roadway has had two bicycle crashes since 2019 with one resulting in serious injuries during a time when traffic volumes decreased during the pandemic.

Project Benefits

Improves pedestrian safety;
Completes gap;
Removes ADA barriers;
Builds multimodal facilities

Project Pictures

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Project Delays

Delay Type	Resolution Date	Comments
No delayed project history.