King County to repair sewer line in Kamber Road; traffic detours planned during utility work

Beginning the first week of June, the King County Wastewater Treatment Division will be repairing a 21-inch sewer line in Kamber Road in Bellevue next to East Creek. The repairs, to protect public health and the environment, will require traffic detours around Kamber Road.

Repairs to the county sewer line are necessary because of ground settling between Richards Road and 137th Avenue Southeast. The county sewer is part of the Factoria trunk sewer that carries wastewater to the regional treatment plant in Renton.

The City of Bellevue will also be making utility and roadway improvements along Kamber Road that require detours. To keep the city project on schedule, King County needs to repair its sewer line before the city can begin its work.

King County and Wilder Construction will use a detour route announced by the city for its project. For east-west travel, traffic will need to use Lake Hills Connector or Southeast Eastgate Way.

The tentative schedule for the project is to close Kamber Road on June 1. The county will finish its work by early July so the city can do its work in East Creek during a period specified by state Department of Fish and Wildlife. All work must be done between June and September.

Between June 1 and July 5, the contractor will work some night shifts, and there may be some associated noise. King County is doing this project now so it won't need to dig up the road again later.

If you have questions or comments about King County's work, contact John Phillips at 206-263-6543. For questions or comments about Bellevue's work, contact Rick Logwood at 425-452-6858 or Abe Santos at 425-452-6456.

King County's Wastewater Treatment Division serves 17 cities, 17 local sewer agencies and more than 1.4 million residents in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. Formerly known as Metro, the regional wastewater-treatment utility has been preventing water pollution for 40 years.