NE 137th Avenue Corridor Completion
We are working on a project to upgrade Northeast 137th Avenue, from Northeast 49th Street up to Fourth Plain Boulevard, by improving the roadway to current urban standards, including pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Construction started in June 2024 on this major corridor improvement project. The entire project is about 45% complete and is expected to finish in early 2026.
Construction information
Project details
Improvements are widening the existing vehicle travel lanes to keep one lane in each direction and add a center turn lane north of Northeast 59th Street to Fourth Plain Boulevard. The finished project will also include sidewalks, bike/mobility paths, roundabouts, utility upgrades, street lighting, traffic signal modifications at Fourth Plain and landscaping along the new corridor.
Overall, this project will improve safety, increase mobility and enhance connectivity along the corridor. Project completion, including street paving, is currently anticipated in early 2026. These enhancements will improve our community’s transportation system with the completion of this corridor work.
Project background
Planning for this project included determining whether to use traffic signals or roundabouts, resolving questions about rights of way and stormwater drainage, completing an environmental evaluation, designing a crossing of Burnt Bridge Creek, and selecting pedestrian and bicycle facilities, as well as coordinating with utility companies and local, state and federal agencies.
Improvements to this street are needed to enhance safety, manage access to the fronting properties and minimize delay now caused by turning vehicles. The completion of this corridor is important for the many users of this highly traveled north/south corridor. Improving the segment from 49th Street to Fourth Plain segment is the last piece needed to complete the corridor.
Public input
The City provided information through communications with area neighborhood associations, and the public has participated and given input through stakeholder interviews, sounding boards and two open houses.
