City of Bellevue
124th Avenue NE
NE 12th St and NE Spring Blvd
TIB Award Amount
$5,000,000
Region: Puget Sound   |   Legislative District: 48   |   Length: 0.25 mi. FY 2021 Urban Arterial Program (UAP)

Existing Conditions

Intensive, transit oriented commercial-residential redevelopment is planned and well underway in the western node of the 900-acre BelRed Corridor. The historically light industrial area has been served by only a few narrow 2-3 lane, north-south arterials, including 124th Avenue NE which provides the only direct access to the regional freeway system in BelRed west of 148th Avenue. These 1960s arterials were constructed for cars and trucks, with minimal facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit users. The subject segment of 124th Avenue NE will serve as the western frontage to a 36-acre Master Planned development, providing direct access via Spring Boulevard. (under construction) and District Way. The new East Link light rail line bisects the corridor and will have a station located immediately west of 124th Avenue NE . The community needs this project as the existing road is undersized and lacks safe, consistent ped/bike facilities. If left unimproved, the existing street network will be overwhelmed by this growth, rendering north-south movement congested and less safe for new residents, employees, transit users, and business patrons.

Project Funding

  TIB Funds Local Funds Total Costs
Design 0 2,574,000 2,574,000
Right of Way 0 9,413,678 9,413,678
Construction 5,000,000 5,184,256 10,184,256
Project Totals $5,000,000 $17,171,934 $22,171,934

Local Match

TIB Participation Local Match Minimum Local Match
22.6% 77.4% 20%

Summary of Improvements

  • Improves safety;
  • Supports economic development;
  • Accommodates growth/development;
  • Completes gap;
  • Creates direct access to school complex/business district/etc.;
  • Improves vehicle and pedestrian access;
  • Builds multimodal facilities

Description of Improvements

This project will construct new buffered bike lanes and sidewalks separated from vehicle travel lanes by landscape-planters on both sides to provide protected non-motorized access along the corridor. The roadway will be widened from two to four lanes and include a center turn lane with channelized/island median to support the near doubling of traffic volumes projected by 2030. Together with the road and non-motorized elements, the addition of retaining walls, drainage and water quality treatment, utilities, traffic signals, street lighting, and other urban design elements this project will update this corridor consistent with the Spring District's needs and the overall BelRed Corridor Plan.