City of Carnation
E Bird Street
E Commercial St to Milwaukee Ave
TIB Award Amount
$681,700
Region: Puget Sound   |   Legislative District: 5   |   Length: 0.17 mi. FY 2024 Small City Arterial Program (SCAP)

Existing Conditions

The community needs safe pedestrian walkways and streets. Currently, pedestrians along E. Bird Street walk on the narrow travel lane. The pavement has deteriorated to a series of patches and is not wide enough to provide two save travel lanes. There is a need to control stormwater runoff as there are no existing storm drainage facilities. The lack of stormwater facilities causes ponding and muddy shoulders that impact parking and walkability. Parking is haphazard with vehicles occasionally blocking a traffic lane.

Project Funding

  TIB Funds Local Funds Total Costs
Design 78,625 13,875 92,500
Right of Way 0 0 0
Construction 603,075 106,425 709,500
Project Totals $681,700 $120,300 $802,000

Local Match

TIB Participation Local Match Minimum Local Match
85.0% 15.0% 5%

Summary of Improvements

  • Improves pedestrian safety;
  • Completes gap;
  • Restores structural condition;
  • Incorporates recycled materials

Description of Improvements

This project will complete a gap of standard width pavement and pedestrian facilities along E. Bird Street with other recent improvements including modifications along Spilman Ave to connect Entwistle Street, the King County Snoqualmie Valley Trail, Fred Hockert Park, and to facilitate access to the central business district and schools. The project scope coincides with improvements being made along Tolt Avenue in order to bring cohesion to the existing network of roadways and pedestrian facilities in Carnation. Stormwater runoff will be infiltrated in a drainage swale, providing water quality treatment, groundwater recharge, and eliminate ponding. The project will also provide two gravel parking lanes.