TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

S O U T H B E L L E V U E E A S T L I N K C O N S T R U C T I O NNEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MITIGATION MEETING

APRIL 2016

WELCOME!

SOUTH BELLEVUE EAST LINK CONSTRUCTION NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MITIGATION MEETING

Tonight’s meeting is to focus ways to address impacts that East Link construction along Bellevue Way SE and 112th Ave SE will have on neighborhood traffic.

Agenda:

6:00 - 6:30 Open HouseLearn about East L ink const ruct ion impacts , mainta in ing t ra f f i c on Be l levue Way, known ne ighborhood t ra f f i c concerns and ways to address them.

6:30 - 7:00 Presentation

7:00 - 7:45 Break–out session Get invo lved and ta lk w i th your ne ighbor s . Pr ior i t ize areas o f concern . Ident i f y too l s to mi t igate concerns .

7:45 - 8:00 Wrap Up

South Bellevue Station

East Main

Station

Beaux Arts

Village

Surrey Downs

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Lake Washington

Enatai

112t

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E

Bel

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Bellecrest

108t

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E

104t

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E

Main St

East Link Alignment

SE 8th St

I-90

Killarney Circle

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

S O U T H B E L L E V U E E A S T L I N K C O N S T R U C T I O NNEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MITIGATION MEETING

APRIL 2016

SOUTH BELLEVUE EAST LINK CONSTRUCTION NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MITIGATION MEETING

Tonight’s meeting is to focus ways to address impacts that East Link construct ion along Bellevue Way SE and 112th Ave SE wi l l have on neighborhood traffic .

By the end of tonight, you wil l :

•HaveanswerstoquestionsaboutEastLinkconstruction

•HearaboutexistingtrafficconditionsintheSouthBellevueneighborhoods

•Hearaboutanticipatedtrafficimpactsduringconstruction

•Shareyourconcernswithneighbors•Helpprioritizeareasofconcern•AssisttheNeighborhoodTrafficMitigationCommittee(yettobeformed)

South Bellevue Station

East Main

Station

Beaux Arts

Village

Surrey Downs

N

Lake Washington

Enatai

112t

h Av

e S

E

Bel

levu

e W

ay

Bellecrest

108t

h Av

e S

E

104t

h Av

e S

E

Main St

East Link Alignment

SE 8th St

I-90

Killarney Circle

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

S O U T H B E L L E V U E E A S T L I N K C O N S T R U C T I O NNEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MITIGATION MEETING

APRIL 2016

SOUTH BELLEVUE CONSTRUCTION FAQSWhen wil l construction of the South Bellevue segment begin?

Late2016.

How long wil l construction of the South Bellevue segment take?

TheportionofBellevueWaySEbetweenthe

SouthBellevuePark&Ride(P&R)and112th

AveSEisexpectedtotake26to28months

withincentivesforthecontractortocomplete

theconstructionwithin19to21months.The

SouthBellevuesegment(E320)construction

willbeapproximately4years.

Where wil l construction (equipment) staging be?

MostofthestagingisattheSouthBellevue

ParkandRide.Additionalstagingwillalso

occuradjacenttothealignmentalongBellevue

WaySEand112thAveSE.

Has a contractor been hired?

No.SoundTransitplanstoadvertisethe

contractinMay.

When wil l South Bellevue Park and Ride close and for how long?

SoundTransitanticipatestheclosurein

fall2016andexpectstheclosuretolast

approximately5years.SoundTransitandthe

Citywillworkwiththecontractoronceon

boardtoexploreopportunitiestoopenthe

ParkandRideearlierpertheMemorandumof

Understanding(MOU).

SoundTransitwilltellcommutersofthe

closureandwheretofindalternativeparking

(inexistingunderutilizedParkandRide

locationsandnewlocations)

Hide and ride parking when the South Bellevue Park and Ride closes

The City of Bellevue is prepared to work with

Sound Transit to implement parking restrictions,

in neighborhoods should they be warranted, to

limit the amount of spillover parking as a result

of the Park and Ride closing.

Important to note:

Revisions to current maintenance of traffic (MOT) plans will likely occur once Sound Transit has hired a contractor

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

S O U T H B E L L E V U E E A S T L I N K C O N S T R U C T I O NNEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MITIGATION MEETING

APRIL 2016

Goal: Minimize traffic impacts to residential neighborhoods by maintaining traffic f low on the arterials.

MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC (MOT) ALONG BELLEVUE WAY SE AND 112TH AVE SE

Important to note:

Revisions to current MOT plans will likely occur once Sound Transit has hired a contractor

AM Peak: 2 lanes northbound (to downtown Bellevue)

PM Peak: 2 lanes southbound (to Interstate 90)

When Bellevue Way is in a reversible lane configuration, the northbound curb lane of Bellevue Way will be closed

Bellevue Way SE reversible lane configuration: up to 16 months

Bellevue Way SE

Maintenance of Traffic

Full Weekend Closures:

» Expectfullweekendclosuresinthebeginning

oftheprojectandneartheend.

» WeekendclosurestypicallybeginlateFriday

eveningthroughlateearlyMondaymorning.

Duringthefullclosures,localandemergency

accesswillbeprovided.

» TheclosureswillextendfromI-90tothe“Y”

at112thAveSE.Fullclosuremeansalllanes,

bothdirections.

Partial Weekend Closures:

» Therewillbeweekendpartialroadclosuresthroughouttheconstructionwhereonlyone

northboundlaneonBellevueWaywillbeopen.

112th Ave SE Maintenance of Traffic» ExpectlongtermandshorttermlaneclosuresfromBellevueWaySEtoMainSt.

» Constructionalong112thAveSEisanticipatedtohappenconcurrentlywiththeworkon

BellevueWay.

» Temporary2lanebypassroadbetweenSE15thStandSE8thS

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

S O U T H B E L L E V U E E A S T L I N K C O N S T R U C T I O NNEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MITIGATION MEETING

APRIL 2016

MITIGATION TOOLS

Physical features and signs identified to discourage traffic diversion and manage speeds.

AgreementbetweenBellevueandSoundTransitstatethatmitigationtoolsareforconstruction-relatedimpactsandwillbetemporaryinstallations.

speed humpAspeedhumpisaraisedareaof

roadwayapproximately3inchesin

heightwithatravellengthof12or22

feet.Theyaredifferentfromthemore

severespeedbumpsthatyoumayfind

inparkinglots.Speedhumpsreduce

vehiclespeedsandcreatedelayfor

motorists.

full closureAfullclosurephysicallyclosesa

roadwayinaneighborhood

andisconsideredthemostrestrictive

andsevereformoftrafficcalming.

Theseinstallationseliminateorreroute

cut-throughtrafficbutcomewith

significanttrade-offsforresidents

includingincreasedtraveltimetoand

fromtheirhomes.

partial closurePartialclosuresrestricttheroadway

toonedirectionoftravel.Theylimit

vehicularaccessintoneighborhoods

whilestillprovidingresidentswith

eitheranexitorentrancedepending

ontherestriction.

access restrictionsAccessrestrictionsprohibitALL

trafficfromtravelingonastreet

throughtheuseofsignageat

intersectionswhereheavilytraveled

roadsmeetlesstraveledroads.

one lane zone/chicaneChicanesareaseriesoftwotothree

curbextensionsthatalternatefromone

sideofthestreettotheotherforming

S-shapedcurvesonwhatwouldbean

otherwisestraightroadway.Slowpoints

arecurbextensionsthatnarrowaroadway,

sometimesallowingonlyonecaratatime

topass.Thistreatmentisusedtoreduce

vehiclespeeds.Insomecases,thistool

canbedesignedasaonelanezonewhich

allowsonlyonevehicleatatimetopass,

requiringvehiclesatbothendstostop

oryieldbeforeproceedingthrough.This

createsdelayformotoristsandcanreduce

cut-throughtrafficasaresult.

radar signsThebasicfunctionofthestationary

radarsignistoprovideadynamic

speeddisplay(increasingand

decreasing)tothedriverofapassing

vehicletoencouragethemotoristto

reducevehiclespeedsifnecessary.

local access only signsLocalaccessonlysignsareplacedat

entrancestoneighborhoodstreets

thatcommunicatethatthestreet

shouldbetraveledbythosewhohavea

destinationwithintheimmediatearea.

Driverswhoaregoing‘through’tothe

nextarterialstreetmustinsteadtake

anotherroute.

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

S O U T H B E L L E V U E E A S T L I N K C O N S T R U C T I O NNEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MITIGATION MEETING

APRIL 2016

NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MITIGATION COMMITTEEWork with the City to identify ways to lessen neighborhood traffic impacts associated with construct ion of the South Bellevue East Link segment on Bellevue Way SE and 112th Ave SE.

The committee wil l . . .•Understandexistingtrafficconditionsinaffectedareas•Baseduponfeedbackfromneighborsandstaffinput,considerpossibleneighborhoodtrafficimpactsfromEastLinkconstruction

• IdentifytemporarymitigationbasedupontheCity’sNeighborhoodTrafficSafetyServicesprogram

Interested in par t ic ipating? ContactEastLinkOutreachLeadMarieJensenmjensen@bellevuewa.gov,425-452-2064FirstmeetingisMay11,BellevueCityHall