Silverdale Way road improvement project update

By Richard Walker Kitsap News Group • November 10, 2017 1:30 am
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<em>The Silverdale Way road improvement project will take Silverdale Way and Byron Street from this (top) to this (bottom). But business leaders want to minimize the impacts on Old Town businesses while the project is underway.</em> Kitsap County Public Works
The Silverdale Way road improvement project will take Silverdale Way and Byron Street from this (top) to this (bottom). But business leaders want to minimize the impacts on Old Town businesses while the project is underway. Kitsap County Public Works

SILVERDALE — Here’s what to expect this week on the Silverdale Way road improvement project, according to the Kitsap County Public Works Department.

The sanitary sewer and reclaimed-water mains for the project are now complete. Installation of the last potable water main along Byron Street will continue Nov. 20-22. Other work during the week includes preparing for the wall construction and for the joint utility trench. The contractor anticipates a reduced workload during the Thanksgiving holiday.

No work is scheduled for Nov. 18, Nov. 23 (Thanksgiving), or Nov. 24.

All businesses are open during construction, but motorists can expect delays. You can help keep traffic moving by planning ahead and scouting an alternate route to your destination. To reach Old Town Silverdale, use Bay Shore Drive or Linder Way NW.

Traffic impacts

• Byron Street will close during daytime work hours to install the potable water main. The street will reopen during the evening and non-work hours. A detour route will be signed along Carlton Street.

• The east-side shoulder of Silverdale Way, south of Byron Street, will close for PSE work and clearing and grubbing of the hillside.

• The southbound lanes and the center turn lane on Silverdale Way (from Anderson Hill Road to Lowell Street) will close this week to install the remaining storm system. One northbound lane and one southbound lane will be maintained at all times through the work area.

You can follow the project and get updates at https://goo.gl/Db7Do5.

Silverdale Way improvements began in January 2013. This segment — Silverdale Way from NW Byron Street to NW Anderson Hill Road — began on Aug. 7. And it’s a big one:

• Widening the roadway to five lanes.

• Providing five-foot bike lanes, six-foot planter areas, and eight-foot sidewalks.

• Installing new street lighting through the project area and a new traffic signal at NW Byron Street and Silverdale Way NW.

• Upgrading the stormwater system in Silverdale Way NW and conveyance improvements in Pacific Ave NW and NW Byron Street, providing stormwater treatment for an approximately 43-acre drainage basin.

The project’s cost is expected to be $11,139,691, according to Kitsap County Public Works. The project is funded by Kitsap County Public Works – Roads ($6,827,250), federal Surface Transportation Program ($2,419,000), Silverdale Water District ($1,250,000), and other utilities ($643,441).

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