2024 Arterial and Residential Street Overlays
Project Status
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Project Details/Neighborhood
- North Mercer Way from the 7500 block to Roanoke Way
- 84th Avenue SE (from SE 80th Street to the south end)
- SE 82nd Street (from 84th Avenue SE to the west end)
- SE 83rd Street (from 84th Avenue SE to the west end)
Background
This annual program repairs and resurfaces arterial and residential streets through hot mix asphalt (HMA) overlays. Minor storm drainage repairs and minor water improvements will also be constructed in advance of the resurfacing. Utility work will be funded from the corresponding utility funds.
Description
The arterial portion of this project will resurface North Mercer Way with an HMA overlay. The roadway was last repaved in 1994 and its current pavement condition ratings are in the Poor, Fair, and Low Satisfactory ranges. The work scope will include repaving the roadway and the adjacent eastbound pedestrian shoulder.
The residential portion of this project covers part of the Island Point neighborhood (SE 82nd, SE 83rd Streets, and 84th Avenue). The current pavement condition ratings are in the Very Poor range. Work will include some overlays and some full pavement reconstruction based on roadway structural conditions.
Prior to roadway resurfacing work minor water and stormwater improvements will be constructed under a separate contract.
Project Timeline
Planning/Design (Q1 to Q2 2024)
Construction Timeframe (Q3 to Q4 2024)
Completed (Q4 2024)
Estimated Budget
$1,200,000
Contact
Ian Powell, Street Engineer, ian.powell@mercerisland.gov
Status Updates
ROAD CLOSURE: Friday October 18th 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM
The City’s paving contractor (Lakeridge Paving) will be removing and placing new asphalt at the intersection of SE 78th Street and 84th Avenue SE (see map below) on Friday, October 18th. Please expect some travel delays in this area as well as some heavy equipment and truck traffic. Flaggers will maintain a one-lane road from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM to minimize impacts to school drop off and pickup.
September 19, 2024
Next week the City’s contractor, Lakeridge Paving, will be patching asphalt locations along 77th Avenue SE in the Town Center and on 88th Avenue SE just north of Island Park Elementary. The patching is part of the yearly Arterial Preservation Program.
September 6, 2024
This week, the City’s contractor, Lakeridge Paving, raised existing utilities to grade and completed shoulder restoration in the Island Point neighborhood. Lakeridge Paving plans to complete some spot patching on 77th Avenue SE in the Town Center the week of September 23rd.
August 22, 2024
Photos:
1. Residential Overlays grading
2. Residential Overlays paving
This week, the City’s contractor, Lakeridge Paving, placed gravel to regrade the existing roadbed in the Island Point neighborhood on 84th Avenue SE, SE 82nd Street, and SE 83rd Street. Asphalt paving of Island Point is currently scheduled for this Friday and next Monday. The paving work is weather dependent. Staff and the contractor hope to have the paving work in place prior to the start of school. Following the paving, Lakeridge will raise existing utilities and restore the road edges with gravel and topsoil.
August 16, 2024
Photos:
- Island Point Milling
- Island Point Milling (2)
- Island Point Milling (3)
- Island Point Pavement Removal
- Milling 84th Ave SE
- Milling SE 82nd Street
- Partially Milled Street
Work on the North Mercer Way overlay was completed this week with the installation of pavement markings. Also this week, the City’s contractor, Lakeridge Paving, removed the existing asphalt in the Island Point neighborhood on 84th Avenue SE, SE 82nd Street, and SE 83rd Street and began the process of adding gravel to regrade the existing roadbed. Next week, Lakeridge will continue placing rock and grading for the new streets. Asphalt paving of Island Point is currently scheduled for late next week and early the following week. Staff and the contractor hope to have the paving work in place before the start of school. Following the paving, Lakeridge will raise existing utilities and restore the road edges with gravel and topsoil.
August 9, 2924
Photos:
1. Jack Hammer
2. Raised Valve Box
2024 Arterial and Residential Street Overlays – This week crews continued work on North Mercer Way from Roanoke Way to SE 22nd Street. They have placed gravel along the shoulders and are raising existing utility castings to the grade of the new roadway. This work involves jack hamming the pavement around the castings to expose them, resetting the cast iron manhole, catch basin, and valve box castings to grade, and then patching around them with asphalt. Raising castings after paving produces the best ride quality for the roadway, because the castings are set to match the new road.
2024 Street Related Water and Storm Drainage Improvements – Underground water and storm water work on this project was completed this week in the Island Point neighborhood and the contractor is now cleaning up their sites by patching roadways, hauling off waste materials, and moving equipment off the Island. In two weeks, the City’s paving contractor will be moving into the Island Point area to repave several streets.
August 1, 2024
Photo:
1. Rotomilling old pavement
2. Paving 7400 block
3. Paving near Roanoke
This week the City’s contractor, Lakeridge Paving, placed an asphalt overlay on North Mercer Way from Roanoke Way to SE 22nd Street. Over the next few weeks, Lakeridge will be placing gravel along the shoulders, raising existing utility castings to grade, and installing pavement markings. Following the completion of work on North Mercer Way, Lakeridge will move to Island Point to repave 84th Avenue SE, SE 82nd Street and SE 83rd Street.
Week of July 22, 2024
photo: Pre-Leveling on North Mercer Way
This week crews completed pavement repairs and pre-level paving along North Mercer Way between Roanoke Park and 76th Avenue. “Pre-leveling” is the process of paving a thin bottom lift of asphalt to fill low areas and restore proper cross-section to the roadway before final paving. Top-lift asphalt paving is scheduled for next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, ahead of Seafair weekend traffic and activities.
July 22, 2024
Photo: North Mercer Way Pavement Repairs
2024 Arterial and Residential Street Overlays
Crews worked on pavement repairs along North Mercer Way between Roanoke Park and 76th Avenue the week of July 15th, in preparation for an asphalt overlay beginning later next week. Lakeridge Paving hopes to have North Mercer Way repaved before Seafair Weekend.
2024 Street Related Water and Storm Drainage Improvements
Progress was made this week on replacing several galvanized water services and replacing a fire hydrant. Minor and water and storm water work will continue in the Island
July 15, 2024
The City’s paving contractor (Lakeridge Paving) will begin prep work along North Mercer Way between Roanoke Way and SE 22nd Street starting Monday, July 15th. Asphalt grinding and paving is anticipated to continue during the weeks of July 22nd and 29th with utility adjustments to follow. Please expect some travel delays in these areas as well as some heavy equipment and truck traffic. Flaggers will continue to maintain a one-lane road during 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM work hours
June 2024
24-12 Street Related Water and Storm Improvements
On Tuesday June 18th Harkness Construction will begin storm drainage improvements on North Mercer Way at 7015 North Mercer Way. Construction crews will be working between the hours of 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. This work is scheduled to be complete by the end of June. Please expect some travel delays in these areas as well as some heavy equipment and truck traffic. Flaggers will maintain one-way alternating traffic with an optional detour for smaller vehicles along 70th Avenue SE, 72nd Avenue SE and SE 20th Street.
Planning/Design
The 2024 Arterial and Residential Street Overlays project was advertised for Construction bids on May 16, 2024. Construction bids will be opened on May 30, 2024, and a contract will be awarded in June. Construction is anticipated to begin in July of 2024.
Construction Updates:
Construction Updates anticipated to start in Q3 of 2024
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