City of Tukwila
S 119th Street Crossing
42nd Ave S Crossing
TIB Award Amount
$175,000
Region: Puget Sound   |   Legislative District: 11   |   Length: 50.00 ft. FY 2024 Urban Active Transportation Program (ATP)

Existing Conditions

A Transportation Study of the Allentown Neighborhood was conducted to develop a set of potential improvements to calm traffic, improve safety, and enhance pedestrian mobility. One of the proposed pedestrian safety improvements identified in the study, and brought forward by residents as a high priority concern, was the S 119th Street bridge/42nd Ave S crossing. The S 119th Street bridge connects the Duwamish neighborhood, which is a food and recreation desert, to the Allentown neighborhood, which houses the Tukwila Community Center, multiple parks, and a small neighborhood market. The bridge intersects at 42nd Ave S, which averages 9,300 vehicles a day. This street is also the detour route for the 42nd Ave S Bridge closure and will continue to be the primary corridor into the Allentown neighborhood until the new bridge opens in 2026. Speeding vehicles are a chronic issue on this corridor which has been exacerbated by the bridge closure.

Project Funding

  TIB Funds Local Funds Total Costs
Design 20,192 7,558 27,750
Right of Way 0 0 0
Construction 154,807 57,943 212,750
Project Totals $175,000 $65,500 $240,500

Local Match

TIB Participation Local Match Minimum Local Match
72.8% 27.2% 20%

Summary of Improvements

  • Improves pedestrian safety;
  • Completes gap;
  • Removes ADA barriers

Description of Improvements

Treatments at this intersection are needed to increase pedestrian visibility and safety and reduce vehicular speeds, both as an immediate solution to the reroute and for long-term safety. Solutions to improve pedestrian visibility and safety and reduce vehicular speeds include construction of two curb bulbs and ADA sidewalk improvements to shorten the pedestrian crossing distance, a raised crosswalk, and a rectangular rapid flashing beacon (RRFB). Community outreach has been conducted and residents are supportive of the identified treatments.