A new sidewalk will soon line the west side of 116th Avenue SE across from Cascade Elementary School.

Renton Traffic Engineer and Project Manager Blake Costa said they will be putting in approximately 1,000 feet of sidewalk on 116th Avenue SE between SE 160th Street and SE 162th Street.

With the construction, Costa said crews are also adding a new stormwater system to replace the current stormwater ditch and regrading the road for better stormwater conveyance.

“The project provides a safer pedestrian walking route by connecting existing pedestrian facilities along 116th Avenue SE,” Costa said.

Another way Costa said they are improving pedestrian safety is by installing two rectangular, rapid-flashing beacon systems for the east-west crosswalks. They will be installed at the north end of Cascade Elementary and at SE 162nd Street. Costa said they are moving the existing crosswalk closer to the school.

“More people will cross there and we witnessed them crossing there,” Costa said.

Costa said they will be starting construction “in the next month or two.”