After assuming ownership of what was once a private road – 248th Avenue S.E. between 14th Street S.E. and 17th Street S.E. – the City of Sammamish will begin paving a 1,000-foot section of the roadway on July 20.

The paving project is expected to be completed by July 22.

After the roadwork is complete, the city will also add a soft-surface walking path on the west side of the road.

A hard-surface path will be added to the east side of the road at a later date.

The city took over the road after a number of residents who were responsible for maintaining the private corridor noted that a lot of non-local drivers were using the road.

This section of 248th Avenue S.E., which is located south of Beaver Lake, will be closed to non-local traffic during construction.

For more information on the project, contact John Cunningham at jcunningham@ci.sammamish.wa.us or 425-295-0560.