Council awards $3,414,472 to KLB Construction to rehabilitate Bear Creek
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Background
The Bear Creek Rehabilitation project will rehabilitate the lower, channelized part of
Bear Creek starting at the Sammamish River and going upstream on Bear Creek to the
Bear Creek enhancement work previously completed. About 3,000 feet of Bear Creek
will be completely relocated from the mostly straight, channelized “stream” to a
meandering, reshaped and re-planted channel in the existing open space.
The project will establish stream buffers consistent with the City’s Critical Areas
Ordinance with allowance for the Washington State Department of Transportation
(WSDOT) “Stage 3” widening of the SR520 freeway adjacent to Bear Creek. The
existing asphalt path will be relocated and augmented with a soft-surface parallel path and
“side-routes” that will allow people to walk over to the stream and to view and interact
with (a much improved) Bear Creek.
The rehabilitated overbank areas will address flood conveyance issues and will provide
other habitat improvements.
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