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Southcenter Access Project: Construction Updates
Last Updated: 10/24/2011
Construction Updates and Announcements
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The Southcenter Access Project is nearing completion! Southcenter Parkway and Klickitat Drive
reopened on the night of October 13.
The contractor continues to wrap up some of the final construction elements of
the project. Please expect some temporary lane closures within the project limits as these final elements
are completed. These temporary lane closures will occur on up to ten days spread over the next month,
with as much work being completed at night as possible. During this time, depending on weather, some of
the work that will continue after the roadway opening may include:
- Paving of the final layer of asphalt.
- Turning on the new traffic signal just south of Strander Boulevard.
- Construction of concrete crosswalks in the Doubletree Hotel vicinity. The crosswalks will require a minimum of 24 hours of cure time before vehicular traffic can cross them. Consequently, both directions of traffic will be routed to one side of the parkway while the first half of the crosswalk is curing, followed by the reverse process to complete the second half. These lane shifts may occur on up to four days spread over the next month.
- Installation of a large sign structure across southbound Southcenter Parkway near the new tunnel. This work will most likely occur at night during late October. The new sign structure will have signs with arrows indicating which lane to be in for accessing I-5/SR 518, Strander Boulevard and Southcenter Park way.
- Continued landscape maintenance throughout October. The contractor will provide this service to ensure the plants are established throughout the coming year. Some slopes may be temporarily protected against erosion using plastic or special matting.
- Replacing all temporary wood pedestrian railings with new steel railings.
- Continued monitoring and optimizing of the new traffic signal timing.
- Installation of permanent striping. Some striping materials require a minimum cure time on asphalt pavements before they are installed. Permanent striping is also weather dependent.
- Painting of concrete retaining walls. This will be completed as weather permits.
Southcenter Marketing Partnership
Attention Southcenter area retailers, hotels, and entertainment venues! The first Southcenter Marketing Partnership meeting was held on May 5, 2011. The City of Tukwila and area businesses are excited to continue building on the ideas generated from the meeting. This partnership provides an opportunity for Southcenter area retailers, hotels, and entertainment venues to be part of a business-led cooperative marketing organization. If you are interested in networking with your fellow Southcenter area retailers to collaborate on marketing strateges, please visit the Southcenter Marketing Partnership page for more information about the organization and upcoming meetings.
Construction Photos
Click on the links below to view construction photos.
April Photos
- April 24 bird’s-eye view of the Southcenter Access Project
- Crews drilling shafts for wall construction
- Crews working on the slope by the mall
May Photos
- Crews constructing the abutment for one of the walls along Southcenter Parkway
- Crews working on the new traffic pole will be installed at the Southcenter Parkway/Klickitat Drive intersection
- Crews beginning a pour for the wall piles
- May 4 bird’s-eye view of the Southcenter Access Project
June Photos
- June 10 bird’s-eye view of the Southcenter Access Project
- The new Klickitat Drive bridge deck rebar
- Crews pouring concrete for the new Klickitat Drive bridge deck
- Crews working on the new Klickitat Drive bridge deck
- Crews preparing for concrete pour for one of the new ramps to Southcenter Parkway from the new Klickitat bridge
- Crews installing drainage components near McDonald’s
- Crews pouring concrete at the base of the new wall adjacent to the west side of the mall
- Crews constructing the new wall between Strander Boulevard and the southwest mall parking lot
- Construction of a wall along the new Doubletree entrance
July Photos
August Photos
Related Media
Southcenter Access Ribbon Cutting - KOMO News
Questions? Comments? – Contact the project team
- Project message line: 206-431-2444
- Email: Contact the project team
- View project page for more information.
Contact Information:
Public Works
6300 Southcenter Blvd.,
Tukwila, WA 98188
Project message line:
206-431-2444
