Overview

The objective of this project is to extend the successful transformation of Highway 99 in Shoreline through Edmonds, between 244th Street SW and 210th Street SW. The scope of the project will include wider replacement sidewalks, new street lighting, raised center medians for access management, attractive and safe crosswalks, better stormwater management, targeted utility replacements, potential undergrounding of overhead utilities, landscaping, softscape treatments and other streetscape improvements to speak to the unique character of Edmonds.

This project phase, Highway 99 Revitalization Stage 1, developed Conceptual Plans to construct Highway 99 corridor planning elements, consistent with the Highway 99 Subarea Plan. The objective was to identify improvements, estimate project costs, and to determine the environmental documentation and right-of-way requirements for the future revitalization efforts. These plan elements will help the City prioritize improvements and an implementation strategy to construct them in a cost-effective sequence that will minimize impacts to businesses and the public. The plan elements will be used as the framework for completing the final design, environmental documentation, and right of way acquisition phases of the Highway 99 project.

The final project recommendations report can be viewed here.

Timeline

Work on the Highway 99 Revitalization Stage 1 planning project started 2017 and was completed in January 2019. The final version of the Conceptual Plans were approved by the City Council in January 2019 and established a path forward for the revitalization of the Highway 99 corridor.

Implementation of the Conceptual Plans, including design and construction of improvements will be done in multiple stages as City staff pursue and acquire funding toward the revitalization efforts. Complete implementation will take many years because the overall project costs are substantial and available local, state and federal funding is limited. The total cost of design, right of way, and construction for the corridor improvements was estimated at $175 Million.