News from King County Department of Transportation
Release date:  June 15, 2006

Meeting previews two-month road closure in Hobart

The public is invited to an open house on Tuesday, June 20 to learn more about a road-repair project that will close 276th Avenue Southeast in Hobart for up to two months.

The King County Road Services Division has plans to replace a deteriorating culvert underneath the main road through Hobart – which is also the continuation of the Issaquah-Hobart Road south of State Route 18 – near the intersection with Southeast 200th Street. The culvert is showing signs of failure, which could lead to serious problems on the road above it. The new culvert will also allow for better local drainage and improve fish passage along a tributary of Carey Creek.

Replacing the old culvert will require a large and deep excavation, so the county will need to close 276th Avenue Southeast for three blocks north of Southeast 200th Street from the beginning of August through most of September. Actual start dates will be posted later this summer. During construction, traffic will be detoured via Southeast 200th Street and SR 18.

The open house will be held June 20 from 6-8 p.m. at the Hobart Community Church, 27524 SE 200th Street.

For more information about the meeting, contact Marnie McGrath at (206) 684-1154, or by email.