EVERETT, DEC. 9: Snohomish County Public Works has received two grants totaling more than $1.1 million that will fund safety improvements at a south Everett intersection and a study for overcrossing plans at Interstate 5 and the Interurban Trail.
“With limited revenues and current inflation rates, funding our projects is very challenging. It’s crucial that we locate and utilize grant funding to help continue to improve our county infrastructure, especially for safety-related issues,” Doug McCormick, deputy director and county Engineer, said.
Public Works’ County Road Safety Program will receive a $914,000 grant to construct a quick-build, modular roundabout at 4th Avenue W and 132nd Street SW in Lake Stickney, according to a Snohomish County Public Works press release.
The roundabout, which will be built with recycled plastic, is designed to be a road safety treatment for about 15 years until more significant infrastructure changes are implemented when a light rail station is built in the area.
The other grant, $250,000 from the state’s Climate Commitment Act Sandy Williams Connecting Communities (SWCC) Program, will study proposed plans to cross over I-5 at Maple Road and the Interurban Trail in Lynnwood.
The overcrossing project is designed to close a gap on the trail between Ash Way and Maple Road, and Maple and Butternut roads. The planning study will also explore a proposed bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing structure of I-5, installation of trail facilities along Maple and Butternut roads, and the feasibility of a new trail through the Snohomish PUD utility corridor from Interurban Trail to North Road.
The Butternut and Maple Road Improvements project is expected to reduce congestion currently caused by an all-way stop.
The feasibility study is currently being developed and will begin in 2026, a spokesperson with Public Works wrote in an email. At this time the department does not yet have a start date for either project. However, funding from the grants will go towards planning and community engagement, the release said.
The county has been working on improvement projects in the Lynnwood area for several years. The Interurban Trail Improvements project between 160th Street SW and 167th Place SW is in the engineering phase. Construction is planned for 2028, pending funding.
Based on a press release from Snohomish County Public Works.