The City of Maple Valley, in coordination with King County, is making improvements
to the Cedar to Green River (Lake Wilderness) Trail south of Kent Kangley Road (SR
516). The local contractor, MVG LLC, was awarded the contract (after a bidding process)
at the end of August. The contractor started work on the project in
September, and plans to complete the work by the middle of October. The project
was designed by PACE engineers under the oversight of the City of Maple Valley Public
Works Department and the construction is being overseen by King County.
The project trail improvements start at Kent Kangley Road (SR 516) and extends to
just shy of the
Burlington Northern – Santa Fe Railroad crossing, a little over a mile in total
length. The improvements provide a 10-foot wide compacted gravel multi- purpose
trail on the abandoned Columbia and Puget Sound Railway right-of-way (now King County
Parks right-of-way). At the southerly teminus of the project, the trail will connect
to the existing trail within the Glacier Valley residential neighborhood, which
runs parallel to the railraod right-of-way. Other project elements include ADA ramps,
trail signage and bollards to prevent non-maintenance vehicles from accessing the
trail. Crossings of SE 276th Street and SE 280th Street will be directed to the
intersection crosswalks at Maple Valley – Black Diamond Road (SR 169). The project
is an extension of the King County Cedar to Green River regional trail and will
provide afinished trail through the majority of the city limits. The construction
bid came in at $78,850 and this, along with design and management costs, will be
paid from grant funds and by the City of Maple Valley.
A ribbon cutting ceremony to officially re-open the trail after the completion of
the construction is set for Wednesday, October 26th at 5:30 pm near the beginning
of the trail improvements just southwest of the Kent Kangley /SR 169 Intersection
(Four- corners).
