Issaquah-Hobart will be studied, improved

Metropolitan King County Council has approved funding to study possible improvements to the Issaquah-Hobart Road.

The approval sets aside $50,000 for studying traffic and safety issues and $250,000 for initial improvements such as signal synchronization or intersection channelization to improve traffic flow.

“I am pleased that we can finally get to work on studying the congestion and safety issues on the Issaquah-Hobart Road,” said Metropolitan King County Councilmembers Reagan Dunn in a press release. “The road continues to get more congested, which is affecting our quality of life and the safety of our community.”

The $300,000 will be available for the Roads and Services Division this year.

Salmon Days road closures announced

The following roads will be closed or affected this weekend for Salmon Days:

• Front Street will be closed between Newport Way and Gilman Boulevard from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.

• Sunset Way will be closed between Second Avenue and Newport Way from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.

• Northwest Maple Street will be closed between the Target entrance and Gilman Boulevard from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

• Northeast Gilman Boulevard will be closed from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday for parade staging, and 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday for the Rotary run.

• Rainier Boulevard Northwest, Northwest Dogwood Street and Northeast Dogwood Street will be closed from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.

• 12th Avenue Northwest in front of Joe’s, Maple Street in front of Target, Northeast Dogwood Street, Southeast Andrews Street, Rainier Boulevard Northwest and Seventh Avenue Northwest are also closed from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday for the Rotary run. Residents in those neighborhoods can expect delays.