The new culverts will also improve fish passage by allowing unobstructed access to upstream habitat. The King County Flood Control District is funding the repair which will replace the existing 18-inch culverts with 15-foot-wide box culverts to minimize the risk of flooding of the highway and nearby residences. Travelers can also find updated traffic information on the Twitter feed, and with WSDOT Travel Alerts.įlooding from runoff at this location has caused hazardous road conditions, isolated nearby residences, and has led to repeated closures of State Route 169 – most recently in February 2020, when the highway was closed for five days. Residents in unincorporated King County can get real-time traffic information by checking the My Commute Map and by following the on Twitter. King County and the Washington State Department of Transportation are working closely to limit the impacts of the closure of State Route 169. The adjacent Cedar River Trail will also remain closed while work is underway. 17, following Washington Department of Transportation inspection of the site, and crews are working as quickly as possible to complete the project and reopen the highway.īoth directions of State Route 169 will remain fully closed between 196th Avenue Southeast and Cedar Grove Road Southeast. 20, after crews working on a project to reduce flooding discovered remnants of what appeared to be a bridge structure at the project site.Ĭonstruction resumed the morning of Sunday, Oct.
State Route 169 in Maple Valley will remain closed to all traffic until the evening of Wednesday, Oct.
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