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City of Covington's SE 256th Street

8-1-204(007)-1

8-1-204(007)-1
SE 256th Street
168th Ave SE to 173rd Ave SE

FY 2026 Urban Arterial Program
Current Phase : Design
Total TIB Funding : $4,995,482

County: King   |   Legislative District: 47   |   Project Length: 0.30   |   TIB Engineer: Greg Armstrong   |   Last Payment Date:

Project Information

Lead Agency COVINGTON
Funding Year 2026
Program UAP
Current Phase Design
Legislative District 47
Congressional District 8
Federal Route Number 1170
Project Length 0.30 mi.
ADT 11,572
Functional Class Minor
Type of Work Major Widening
Project Contact Robert Lindskov
Contact Email Blindskov@covingtonwa.gov
TIB Engineer Greg Armstrong
Last Payment Date
Cultural Resource Assessment CRA

Project Schedule

  Target Date Actual Date
Project Selection Date   11/22/2024
Delayed Project Date 07/01/2029  
DAHP Assessment Date   05/19/2019
Predesign Approval
Design Approval 01/31/2025 01/30/2025
Bid Auth. Approval 01/31/2026
Construction Approval 02/16/2026
Project Closeout 12/31/2027
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Withdrawn Date  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 0 0
Right of Way 584,498 1,304,681
Total Design 584,498 1,304,681
     
Construction Engineering 421,747 941,400
Construction Contract 3,989,237 8,904,546
Other Construction 0 0
Total Construction 4,410,984 9,845,946
     
Total TIB Funding 4,995,482 11,150,627

Local Funding Partners

Funding Amount Percent
COVINGTON 6,155,145 55.2%
WSDOT Funding 0 0.0%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Local Funding 6,155,145 55.2%

Project Description

This project completes a missing pedestrian gap in a two-mile corridor that serves Kentwood High School, Crestwood Elementary, multiple churches, and Fire Station 78. This project would add 8 foot sidewalk sections, buffers by landscape strips, curb, gutter, bike lanes and illumination in a corridor gap that currently lacks all of these improvements. Undergrounding of utilities as part of the project will remove existing fixed object utility poles within the roadway clear zone. This link will support the future growth of Lakepointe Urban Village, adding transit connections, links to new retail and residential development, and provides alternate routes to a state route connection through downtown Covington.

Existing Condition

SE 256th Street has a gap in an otherwise complete corridor, located between 168th Ave SE and 175th Ave SE which has no designated, comfortable pedestrian or bicycle facilities and is unlit. In addition, the gap in this corridor carries aging utilities, has no landscaping or LID treatments, and several non-fish-passable culverts. These culverts carry an annual risk of washout during high run events, especially when debris gathers on the north side of the road. Within these limits, the road has an undesirable vertical profile that is experiencing settling in addition to the impacts on sight distance. The gap in multimodal infrastructure has caused many citizens to express concerns about safety on this school walking route. The proposed project is needed to connect existing facilities and a more complete network of active mode, comfortable sidewalks and bike lanes that are attractive to users of all ages and abilities. Funding this project attacks four priorities. It will address multimodal mobility with sidewalks, bicycle lanes, future Metro express routes, and vehicle safety. It will greatly reduce the street, culvert, and creeks chances of catastrophic failure. It will allow opportunity for future Lakepointe Development circulation. And it will treat and collect stormwater, while making the creek fish friendly.

Project Benefits

  • Completes gap;
  • Restores structural condition;
  • Replaces failing bridge/culvert;
  • Removes ADA barriers

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Project Delays

Delay Type Resolution Date Comments

No delayed project history.

Project Payments