Construction Begins on the New Kirkland Transit Center; Library to reopen Dec. 5
Sound Transit Notice:
Kirkland Transit Center
Transit Center Construction Set to Start, 3rd Street to Close.
Construction is ready to begin on the Kirkland Transit Center project in downtown Kirkland. Bayley Construction has been selected as the contractor for the project and URS Corp will provide construction management services.
Bayley Construction has mobilized on site and a portion of Park Ave has closed to accommodate construction field offices and for construction staging space. 3rd Street between Kirkland Ave and Central Way will close to southbound traffic on November 16. One northbound lane on 3rd St. will remain open to vehicles throughout construction. Bus service was relocated to stops on Central Way and 6th St. in September.
For more information about the project visit our website www.soundtransit.org/Projects-and-Plans/Project-List/Kirkland-Transit-Center.xml or the City of Kirkland’s companion site: http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/Community/onthemove.htm
Or contact Roger Iwata , Sound Transit roger.iwata@soundtransit.org or 206-689-4904 or Kari Page, City of Kirkland, Community Outreach Coordinator KPage@ci.kirkland.wa.us (425) 587-3011
Related Note:
- King County Metro Transit routes 230, 234, 236, 238, 245, 248 and 255 and Sound Transit Express 540 have been redirected to bus stops on Central Way just east of Third Street and on Sixth Street south of Fourth Avenue. Visit Metro’s website at http://metro.kingcounty.gov/.
Kirkland Library Notice:
The King County Library System invites you to the Grand Re-Opening of the Kirkland Library on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 10 a.m. The library is located at 308 Kirkland Avenue. Tour the renovated and expanded library. For more information, call 425-369-3275.
Thank you for subscribing Kirkland’s Email Alert. For more information about City of Kirkland Public Works capital improvement projects, visithttp://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/depart/Public_Works/Capital_Improvements.htm
