The King County Road Services Division will make safety improvements at an intersection just east of Renton with federal grant funding.

At the intersection of 168th Avenue Southeast and Southeast 128th Avenue Street – located north of Liberty High School – the county will restripe the two westbound lanes to provide a left-turn-only lane and a single through lane. The existing traffic signal will be changed to provide a left-turn signal, and the pedestrian facilities will be improved.

The changes are anticipated to reduce the number and severity of rear-end collisions involving motorists waiting to turn left from Southeast 128th Avenue Street onto 168th Avenue Southeast. Currently, a curve limits the visibility of vehicles stopped in the inside westbound lane.

Construction is expected to begin by September and be completed by year end. No full road closures are anticipated to complete this work. Project signs will be installed on the approaches to the intersection to alert motorists a few weeks prior to the start of construction.

Comments about this safety project are being accepted from June 15-29. You can submit them to Community Relations, King County Department of Transportation by: phone at (206) 263-9770; by email to community.relations@kingcounty.gov; or send to 201 S. Jackson St., MS: KSC-TR-0824, Seattle, WA  98104.