91st / NE 42nd Stormwater Upsizing & Underground Utility Conversion Project

The Town of Yarrow Point will complete an overhead to underground utility project for power, phone, and cable on both NE 42nd Street and 91st Avenue NE.

City of Bellevue completed the stormwater upsizing project in summer of 2020.

The Town of Yarrow Point received ten (10) separate bids by the deadline for the underground utility conversion portion. The certified bid results were also posted to the town website at: https://yarrowpointwa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TYP_NE-42nd-91st-Ave-Certified-Bid-Results.pdf

The project was awarded to the low bidder, PGH Excavating, Inc, during the October 13, 2020, Council meeting.

During Construction there will be significant impact to the town right-of-way. These impact are likely to include:

• Water main installation and new service connections;
• NE 42nd Street Beach - Sanitary sewer pump station retrofit operations; irrigation system installation; and improvements to outfall
• Existing vegetation removal/ replacements/ modifications to install underground vaults, handholes, pedestals, etc. in the Town Right-of-Way;
• Driveway cuts, full removal, and/or replacement;
• Pavement patching - trench (temporary and permanent patching);
• Minor traffic delays and/ or detours;
• Water service interruptions
• Construction noise during work hours (M-F 7:00AM-6:00PM, Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm).

The design plans can be viewed here (updated September 2020):

• 200914_TYP_Final Plans 42-91 SW and UGC
• 200914_TYP_Final Specs 42-91 SW and UGC

If you have questions, please contact the onsite site superintendent, Brandon Burrell. 253-250-1181

Project Updates:

Week of July 12, 2021:

• 7/12 – 7/16 PGH will continue minor stormwater work on NE 42^nd Street & 91^st Ave NE (ie. Catch basin replacements on NE 42^nd St, new type 2 CB at 4441 91^st, trench drain across 4215 91^st, etc.)
• 7/12 – 7/16 PGH will begin property restoration including shoulder/ mainline gravel restoration, timber edging, topsoil, etc.
• 7/12 – 7/16    4427 91^st Contractor will continue working on private underground conversion to remove remaining private poles
• 7/12 – 7/16  Town Engineer will be reaching out to private property owners adjacent to the project to consult on project status and restoration activities
• NOTE 1: All underground activities are complete other than 4205 91^st and 9004 & 9035 NE 42^nd Street which we are actively working on.  Please let me know if you have any lingering issues with underground utilities to your private residence.
• NOTE 2: Please check your private irrigation system(s) to make sure it is functioning properly.  Notify the Town Engineer ASAP if there are problems.

Week of July 19, 2021:

• 7/19 – 7/23  Town Engineer will be reaching out to private property owners adjacent to the project to consult on project status and restoration activities
• 7/19 – 7/23  PGH will continue property restoration including roadway asphalt prep, timber edging, gravel shoulders, topsoil, NE 42^nd Street beach irrigation, keystone walls, etc.
• 7/19 – 7/23    4427 91^st Contractor will continue working on private underground conversion to remove remaining private poles
• 7/20 – CenturyLink/ Lumen will be on-site to pull 5 poles
• 7/21 – PSE on-site for pole removal (including pole left over from 2016 project at 4408 92^nd Ave NE)

Week of July 26 2021:

• 7/26 – 7/30  PGH will continue property restoration including roadway asphalt prep, timber edging, gravel shoulders, topsoil, NE 42^nd Street beach irrigation, keystone walls, etc.
• 7/26 – 7/30  Town Engineer will be reaching out to private property owners adjacent to the project to consult on project status and restoration activities
• 7/28  PGH will be installing 5 – 5ft tall minimum evergreen trees in the right-of-way on 91^st Ave NE adjacent to 9100 NE 42^nd Street
• 7/26 & 7/27  Concrete restoration work at 4405 91^st Ave NE