Bridge replacements near Enumclaw and Covington will close roads

Bridge replacement projects in Southeast King County will close three county roads for up to three months near Enumclaw and Covington:

• The first closure starts Monday, June 15 on Southeast 416th Street north of Enumclaw, where the King County Road Services Division will replace an aging bridge across Newaukum Creek.
  
  The road will be closed at the bridge, near 270th Avenue Southeast, and is scheduled to open by Labor Day in September. During the closure, crews will be demolishing the 84-year-old bridge and replacing it with a new concrete and steel span. Motorists can detour via: State Road 169, Southeast 400th Street, Southeast 392nd Street, and Veazie-Cumberland Road.

• West of Covington, the county will close Southeast 244th Street on Thursday, June 18 near 148th Avenue Southeast. Motorists can detour via: 148th Avenue Southeast, Southeast 256th Street, 156th Avenue Southeast, and Southeast 240th Street.

• Then on Monday, June 22, 172nd Avenue Southeast will close at Southeast 240th Street northeast of Covington. The detour streets for this closure are Southeast 240th Street, 164th Avenue Southeast, and Southeast 224th Street.

Both of the Covington area projects will replace bridges that span tributaries of Soos Creek. The work is expected to be completed by mid September. The bridges being replaced are 60 to 70 years old and contain rotting timbers. New bridges in these two locations will also be constructed of concrete and steel.

Project cost for each of the three new bridges is $817,000.