N 155th Street to N 175th Street

Status

As of September 2025
Phase: Construction

Although most construction work has been completed, we are still several weeks from final completion. Here is a summary of the remaining work for the Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs):

  • Location: N 170th Street and Meridian Avenue N
    • Testing and final inspection needs to be approved prior to being operational
  • Location: N 163rd Street and Meridian Avenue N
    • Awaiting power connection
    • Testing and final inspection needs to be approved prior to being operational

Construction Impacts

Residents near the project should expect:

  • Construction between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (Monday-Friday)
  • Pedestrian detours and traffic delay during peak traffic hours.
  • Driveway access will be maintained.

This area may be impacted by detouring traffic related to the 145th Street Projects. 

Project Overview

The City was awarded grant funding to provide safety improvements on Meridian Avenue N between N 155th Street and N 175th Street. The project will enhance safety at pedestrian crossings, add bicycle lanes, and modify the lane configuration along the Meridian Avenue N corridor. 

Safety improvements include: 

  • Adding a pedestrian refuge island at the pedestrian activated rectangular rapid flashing beacon (RRFB) at N 170th Street. 
  • Installing a new RRFB at N 163rd Street.  
  • Restriping to add a bike lane in each direction on Meridian Avenue N and include center turn lanes.

The exhibit below provides a Project Area Map and typical cross sections of the Meridian Avenue N Safety Improvements Project. The area on the map highlighted in red indicates sections with a parking lane, and the area highlighted in green indicates sections with turn lanes.

 A map of Shoreline showing Meridian Avenue North from Northeast 155th Street to Northeast 175th Street. Beginning from the south, between Northeast 155th Street and North 156th Street is a turn lane section. From North 156th Street to North 157th Street is a parking section. From North 157th Street to North 158th Street is a turn lane section. From North 158th Street to North 159th Street is a parking section. From North 159th Street to North 160th Street is a turn lane section. From North 160th Street to North 163rd Street is a parking section. From North 163rd Street to Northeast 175th Street is a turn lane section.

The exhibit below shows a typical cross section of the street with a parking lane. From the west side of the street, a typical cross section with a parking lane consists of a 6-foot sidewalk, 7-foot southbound parking lane, 5-foot southbound bike lane, 3-foot buffer, 10-foot southbound drive lane, 10-foot northbound drive lane, 5-foot northbound bike lane, and 6-foot sidewalk.

From east to west, streets with a parking lane will typically include a 7-foot southbound parking lane, 5-foot southbound bike lane, 3-foot buffer, 10-foot southbound drive lane, 10-foot northbound drive lane, 5-foot northbound bike lane, and 6-foot sidewalk.

The exhibit below shows a typical cross section of the street with a turn lane. From the west side of the street, a typical cross section with a turn lane consists of a 6-foot sidewalk, 4-foot southbound bike lane, 10-foot southbound drive lane, 9.5-foot turn lane, 10-foot northbound drive lane, 4-foot northbound bike lane, and 6-foot sidewalk.

From east to west, streets with turning lanes will typically include a 6-foot sidewalk, 4-foot southbound bike lane, 10-foot southbound drive lane, 9.5-foot turn lane, 10-foot northbound drive lane, 4-foot northbound bike lane, and 6-foot sidewalk.

Typical Cross Sections exhibit (PDF).

Tree Impacts

This project has no tree impacts. 

Background Information

The City’s 2018 Traffic Report indicated that 39 percent of the 46 injury and fatal collisions in Shoreline between 2010 and 2016 involved a pedestrian, and that, as a percentage of overall injury collisions the number of non-motorized (pedestrian and bicycle) collisions is rising. In mid-2018, staff sought grant funding for improvements on a number of the identified segments, focusing on reducing the numbers of pedestrian and bicycle injury collisions.

Financial Impact

The City was awarded a $1,139,000 City Safety Program grant for project design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of pedestrian safety improvements on Meridian Avenue N between N 155th Street and N 175th Street. City Safety Program grant funds are federally-sourced. Additional funding will be provided by the City's Roads Capital Fund.

Schedule

  • Winter 2021 – Spring 2022: Preliminary design
  • Summer 2022: Community Engagement
  • Summer 2022 – Spring 2023: Final Design
  • Fall 2024: Construction

Public Outreach & Community Engagement

Construction Notifications

Summer 2022: Virtual Open House and Online Survey

The City invited the public to participate in a virtual open house (open August 3 through October 5, 2022), provide feedback via an online survey, and attend an online presentation on September 14, 2022. The information gathered from the community was helpful in determining lane configuration and pedestrian and bicycle enhancements.

Summaries of the online survey and community feedback are available below, in addition to materials from the online presentation held on September 14, 2022.

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