Tag: woodinville

September 17, 2024

Feds OK rail-trail connecting the Centennial Trail and the Eastrail

Years after the final train rolled down the rails, a Federal agency has approved a nearly 12-mile section of abandoned railroad for use as a trail extending the reach of Snohomish County’s iconic Centennial Trail all the way to the King County line. Snohomish County has announced that they will resume planning work for the…
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tagged: centennial trail, centennial trail south, eastrail, snohomish, snohomish county, snohomish county parks, snohomish county tribune, woodinville
June 25, 2024

$25M federal grant will help cross final major Eastrail hurdle: I-90

King County has secured a $25 million federal RAISE grant to rehab an old railroad bridge over I-90 that had been one of the few major pieces still missing from the Eastrail route. The funds will also build and pave 1.7 miles of the trail in the I-90 area and “create safe connections” to the…
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tagged: adam smith, bellevue, claudia balducci, dow constantine, eastrail, king county parks, maria cantwell, patty murray, raise grants, renton, sarah perry, suzan delbene, woodinville
July 28, 2020

Person biking struck and killed in Woodinville

NE 171st St at 143 Pl NE will be closed for KCSO investigation for a car vs cyclist fatality. pic.twitter.com/fd75wOThf6 — Woodinville Fire (@WoodinvilleFire) July 27, 2020 Someone driving turned left in front of a person biking in Woodinville Monday morning, striking and killing him. Our condolences to his friends and family. The person biking…
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tagged: deaths, king county sheriff, woodinville
July 6, 2018

Intermittent Sammamish River Trail closures for river bank work start Wednesday

Work to repair river bank erosion will require crews to close the Sammamish River Trail for periods of 30 minutes or less starting Wednesday. Work will continue for the rest of summer. The erosion zones are just east of I-405 between Bothell and Woodinville. Peak commute times, evenings and weekends should be open. But if…
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tagged: bothell, king county, sammamish river trail, woodinville
February 14, 2017

King County Council approves the Eastside Trail Master Plan 9-0

The King County Council approved a master plan for a trail along the Eastside Rail Corridor Monday by a unanimous vote of 9–0. The vote is a key step towards creating the region’s most significant new trail since the Burke-Gilman opened in 1978. Connecting through or near the hearts of major Eastside communities from Renton…
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tagged: bellevue, claudia balducci, cross kirkland corridor, dow constantine, eastside rail corridor, eastside trail, king county council, kirkland, renton, woodinville
April 5, 2016

Snohomish County buys rail corridor in major regional trail missing link

After lengthy negotiations with the Port of Seattle, Snohomish County purchased a key stretch of rail corridor that could someday link the region’s trail network from Seattle to Skagit County. The purchase process was going strong back in 2013, but negotiations fell apart as it became apparent that maintenance costs for the segment were going…
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tagged: centennial trail, eastside rail corridor, eastside trail, maltby, port of seattle, snohomish, snohomish county, woodinville, woodinville weekly