Repair work will partially close Sammamish River Trail in Woodinville November 29 and 30

Several sections of the Sammamish River Trail in Woodinville will be at least partially closed intermittently Nov. 29 and 30 as Puget Sound Energy and Verizon work crews replace a number of utility vault lids on the trail.

The work includes re-setting the elevations of the existing utility vaults on the trail and installing new 'trail user friendly' vault covers in preparation for the planned trail widening and resurfacing scheduled by King County Parks for Spring 2005.

Some sections of the trail between south of NE 145th St. bridge and 116th. Ave NE may be partially closed for short durations. Users will need to dismount bicycles and walk around (as directed by a flagger) and perhaps wait to pass if some critical activity is being carried out. For the safety of the users there may be intermittent (up to 10 minutes) complete closures of the section of the trail when the vault lids/frames are being lifted off the truck and swung in to position. As the work progresses there will be construction equipment, vehicles and materials in the construction zone and users will be directed to pass via the shoulder to avoid construction objects and events.

Any inconvenience to users caused due to the repair work is sincerely regretted. For more information, call Project Manager Karan Soi at 206-296-4250.