The Town Wide Stormwater and UGC Project is underway! The Town will publish a project update every Wednesday afternoon throughout the duration of the project.  Thank you in advance for your patience as we work together to get the overhead lines placed underground.

Update for Wednesday 7/17/2024

Fury completed the stormwater mainline work on 94th Ave NE, NE 40^th St, and NE 38th St.  They are now installing a few laterals on 94^th Ave NE, doing a spot repair at 3834 94th, and installing two storm stubs on NE 40th Street.  

Fury also has a second crew working at isolated sites through the project limits (94th, 38th, and 40th) to:

• install large PSE and Lumen vaults
• adjust a side sewer line near 3834 94th Ave NE (scheduled for the week of July 22nd)

!!! - Fury will start the mainline power/phone/cable joint utility trench (JUT) next Monday, July 22^nd at the 94th Ave / 92nd Ave NE int'x and progress south.  They are expected to install 80-100LF of trench / day.

Additional Items to note:

As you may have noticed, the right-of-way is getting more and more cluttered.  Fury will have the majority of underground vaults and conduits installed this Friday.  All vaults are 100% on public right-of-way, but I understand from several of you that the contractor may have encroached slightly onto private properties with grading and vegetation removal.  Please be patient as we aim to get the large vaults in the ground as soon as possible and will double back to address your comments later in the summer/fall.  Please send me an email with any concerns you may have regarding restoration or other encroachments. 

Fury is working 4 -10 hour days, Monday through Thursday.  However, in the event of a holiday (such as 9/2/24) they may work Fridays.  

Heavy construction equipment will be traveling up and down the entire corridor, so please continue to park all vehicles on private property. Also, there are no full road closures planned, but please be proactive and plan ahead for potential delays if you see the contractor may be actively working in your area.  

Please cautiously drive the speed limit even if you are slowed down or rerouted due to a blockage that you must circumnavigate. CHPD is monitoring the streets and will ticket for speeding. Please call CHPD to report speeding in Yarrow Point. We are utilizing more signs, people, cones, etc. to warn vehicles of potential road work slowdowns. Please plan on disruption and be patient and safe when you must backtrack and reroute.  

Contractor parking restrictions will be strictly enforced.  Each construction project is subject to a parking plan and Yarrow Point will be enforcing it daily.  Violations to the contractor's approved parking plan are subject to fines and/ or a STOP work order.

The contractor is providing daily traffic control including:

1. 1. signage, steel plates, and temporary asphalt to protect the trench at the end of each work day
   2. posting a staff member at both ends of the construction zone to notify drivers of the work ahead, or the delay expected
   3. escorting pedestrians through the active work zone

No interruptions to gas, water, or other utility services are anticipated.  However, if you do experience impacts to any services, please reach out to the appropriate service provider first and then to the town as soon as possible.  You can send me a text message or you can reach out to Austen Wilcox, Deputy Clerk via email depclerk@yarrowpointwa.gov

Eagle Activity and Permit Conditions:

The town has obtained the required review and applicable permit from the US Fish and Wildlife Department in order to proceed with the stormwater and undergrounding work on NE 40th Street adjacent to the property with the active nest. The USFW permit conditions include a 100-foot buffer around the active nest (meaning no work can occur within 100 feet of the nest while the young are present in the nest), and a prohibition on work between two hours before sunset to two hours after sunrise (which allows for work windows between approximately 7:30am-7:00pm). The contractor is aware of these permit restrictions, and town staff will continue to work closely with the contractor to ensure these permit conditions are followed as the stormwater and underground work proceeds.

 

Stacia Schroeder, PE

Yarrow Point – Town Engineer

Phone: 206-276-8922

Email: sschroeder@yarrowpointwa.gov