City of Port Orchard
Bethel Avenue
Bethel Rd, Lincoln Ave SE, Mitchell Rd SE
TIB Award Amount
$1,170,000
Region: Northwest   |   Legislative District: 26   |   Length: 0.12 mi. FY 2023 Urban Arterial Program (UAP)

Existing Conditions

The Bethel corridor experiences the largest number of collisions of any City operated and maintained corridor. The highest number of serious injury accidents occured at or near the Bethel/ Lincoln and Bethel/ Mitchell intersections. The purpose of the project is to address the location with the highest number of serious injury accidents in the City. For additional information refer to the City's Local Agency Roadway Safety Plan. The City received a State City Safety Program Grant to provide a roundabout at the intersection of Bethel Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, and Lunberg Road. The preferred design alternative includes a second roundabout at the intersection of Lincoln and Mitchell.

Project Funding

  TIB Funds Local Funds Total Costs
Design 0 0 0
Right of Way 0 0 0
Construction 1,170,000 1,841,000 3,011,000
Project Totals $1,170,000 $1,841,000 $3,011,000

Local Match

TIB Participation Local Match Minimum Local Match
38.9% 61.1% 15%

Summary of Improvements

  • The project provides safety enhancements to address the location with the greatest need in the City of Port Orchard. The project provides enhanced mobility and access in the area and addresses LOS for the forseable future. The proposed intersection improvements not only removes poorly configured intersections that are contributing to a high number of serious injury crashes but also more directly aligns traffic onto Lincoln rather than Mitchell aligning traffic with Lincoln which is the main route connecting Bethel to Mile Hill improving traffic patterns within the City of Port Orchard and adjacent areas of Kitsap County.

Description of Improvements

Roundabouts at the Bethel/ Lincoln/ Lundberg and Lincoln/ Mitchell intersections and the removal of the Bethel/ Mitchell intersection are the preferred altenative to provide the highest level of safety enhancement and functionality for traffic. There are two existing intersections with poor configurations. Lundberg is not aligned with Lincoln. Mitchell forms a "Y" intersection with Bethel. The proposed solution removes these oddly configured intersections that are contributing to the high number and severity of crashes.