LYNNWOOD — Construction-related street closures caused by the 44th Avenue West and Interurban Trail pedestrian bridge project have concluded with the positioning of girders over the street.
This milestone marks the project as 75 percent complete, according to Jeff Elekes, public works deputy director and city engineer for Lynnwood. Still to come is interior connection work, paving of the deck, adding handrails, installing lighting and grading work.
The construction will bridge a missing link in the Interurban Trail across 44th Avenue West in Lynnwood’s city center.
Currently, users of the trail are routed through a labyrinth of crosswalks and sidewalks. “This will make (the trail) its own corridor again,” Elekes said.
Completion of the project is expected later this summer, an event the city plans to celebrate with a ribbon-cutting. As part of festivities, the city is holding a contest awarding the winner the ability to be the first individual, or group, to cross the bridge on foot or bike.
To enter the contest, complete the entry form along with a short essay explaining why the bridge is beneficial to the city and why you should be the first to cross it. The deadline to enter is June 25. Contest details can be found at tinyurl.com/24j9lej.
The $3.9 million project received $2.9 million in state and federal grants. The project has been under development for more than a decade.
A second pedestrian bridge project affecting Lynnwood traffic is under way at I-5 and 196th Street. A small bridge, over the southbound offramp, will connect to the Interurban Trail and back down to the sidewalk east of the intersection of 195th Street and 36th Avenue.
Intermittent traffic closures and traffic lane modifications will be necessary to build this project, expected to be completed this summer.
Both projects are being built in partnership with the state Department of Transportation serving as the construction management team.
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