Paving on Burke Gilman Trail means smoother ride, brief closure, in Kenmore

Restricted use in vicinity of 91st Avenue Northeast Jan. 27; day-long closure Jan. 28

A smooth trail surface isn’t just a luxury – it helps ensure the safety of cyclists, runners, walkers and others. That’s why King County Parks crews will be laying down a fresh layer along a short portion of the popular Burke Gilman Trail in the vicinity of 91st Avenue Northeast in Kenmore on Jan. 27-28.

Trail users will be able to walk through the work site on Jan. 27. All cyclists must dismount and walk their bikes through the work area.

A complete trail closure will be required to finish the paving project on Jan. 28, and the trail will be closed to all users from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Trail users are advised that there will be no set detour around the closed section of trail.

The paving work is occurring in an area that was closed earlier this year after a sinkhole formed from a failing culvert. The culvert has been replaced, the sinkhole has been filled in, and repaving this portion of the trail is the final step of the repair project.

The Burke-Gilman Trail runs more than 18 miles from Shilshole Bay in the City of Seattle to the City of Bothell where it intersects the Sammamish River Trail. Part of the "Locks to Lakes Corridor," the trail crosses Ballard, Fremont, Wallingford, the University District and View Ridge within the City of Seattle, as well as the cities of Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and Bothell.

The trail is managed by Seattle within the city limits south of Northeast 145th Street and by King County outside Seattle. More information is available at http://www.kingcounty.gov/recreation/parks/trails/regionaltrailssystem/burkegilman.aspx.

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