Bellevue undertakes annual paving project

  • 2023-05-21
The annual repaving program of the city of Bellevue is currently underway.

The program consists of three parts—upgrades to curb ramps, pavement sealing, and pavement overlay. The upgrades to curb ramps ensure compliance with the American for Disabilities Act and meeting the accessibility guidelines of the city for safe sidewalks. Pavement sealing provides a new layer that protects the pavement while pavement overlay mills the top layer of pavement and then repaves it to rehabilitate the road surface.

This year, contractors with the city will focus on repaving some residential and arterial streets in downtown, West Lake Sammamish, Lake Hills, and Eastgate, with emphasis to Main Street between 156th and 140th Avenues Northeast. Other projects will include repaving the surfaces of several bridges, replacing over 80 curb ramps to improve accessibility, and repaving close to 32 lane miles.

It takes about one week for repaving projects in most neighborhoods and some inconveniences to residents. Notice about such paving activities is often made known to residents with flyer printing or with printed door hangers created by local Print shops.

This is the 137th year of the Pavement Preservation Program in Bellevue. The program also includes surveys conducted by the city of over 1,100 lane miles of roads every two years, and prioritizing the streets and roadways that need repaving. The budget for this year’s work is $7.9m.
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