Road crews pave Washington Boulevard

Washington Boulevard gets paved

April 18, 2023 We’re crossing our fingers for more sunshine (or at least minimal rain) so that the paving on Washington Boulevard is completed this week. The paving will occur on the section that is currently closed. It is one of the last steps needed before this section of road can reopen. Here is the tentative paving schedule for this …

Washington Blvd Construction Update 2/10/23

Crews will complete water mains along Vernon between Kenwood and Moreland and along Washington between Vernon and Alameda next week. Following construction of the water main, testing will be completed, and then the mains can be charged and services can be connected. This work is expected to continue into March. Grading for the Washington/Vernon roundabout will begin late next week. …

8/5/22 JBLM-North Access Improvement Project Update

Washington Blvd. was closed to through traffic between Edgewood and Vernon. The existing roadway was removed and the signal was taken down this week. In addition, crews have begun preparation to install the largest section of stormwater infrastructure for this project. The concrete pavement for the Edgewood/North Gate Road roundabout will be installed next week. Once crews have completed the …

7/25/22 JBLM-North Access Improvement Project Update

Phase 2 (Washington Blvd/Edgewood/North Gate/Vernon): On the morning of Monday, August 1, the contractor will close Washington Boulevard between Edgewood Avenue and Vernon Avenue. During this closure, the contractor will remove the existing roadway between Edgewood and Vernon as well as the traffic signal at the intersection of Edgewood and Vernon. The stormwater infiltration system between Edgewood and Vernon is …

6/13/22 JBLM-North Access Improvement Update

The paving for tonight was called off due to impending rain projected to come in during the paving operation. Revised time for paving Gravelly at Pacific Highway-Nyanza is not yet scheduled. Utility crews will be in tomorrow during the day to remove some overhead communication wires in this area. Intermittent delays are anticipated as they remove the wires crossing the …

6/9/22 JBLM-North Access Improvement Project Update

Phase I – Gravelly Lake Drive Night Paving of Gravelly near Nyanza – The Contractor is scheduled to pave the top lift of asphalt along Gravelly Lake Drive between Pacific Highway and Nyanza and along Nyanza, just northeast of Gravelly Lake Drive on Monday, June 13 beginning at 8:00 p.m. With cooling and laying temporary striping, the roadway should be …

6/3/22 JBLM-North Access Update

Gravelly Lake Drive and Washington Boulevard are open. A single night closure will be required to pave the section of Gravelly between Nyanza and Pacific Highway and the portion of Nyanza just northeast of Gravelly the week after next. A series of localized night closures will be required for the contractor to stripe the road in a few weeks. Please …

6/2/22 JBLM-North Phase I (Gravelly and east end of Washington) Update

Paving of the roadway has been completed in all locations north (west) of Nyanza. Paving previously scheduled for tonight and into tomorrow morning has been postponed due to anticipated weather. The remaining paving of Gravelly between Nyanza and Pacific Highway and along Nyanza just northeast of Gravelly will be completed once the weather clears. That paving will be done under …

5/31/22 JBLM-North Update

Washington Blvd is reopened in its entirety. Gravelly Lake Drive at Veterans is closed. Paving is occurring along Gravelly between Veterans and Washington today and along Gravelly between Veterans and Country Club Drive tomorrow. Gravelly Lake Drive between Nyanza and Pacific Highway Thursday night between 8 pm and 6 am Friday morning for paving.

5/25/22 JBLM-North Project Update

Phase 1 Paving Update: With the weather that has hit and what is anticipated to occur early tomorrow afternoon, the contractor will not be completed with the ties into the existing pavement at each leg of the Washington/Interlaaken roundabout prior to leaving the shift tomorrow. Weather on Friday is not looking promising to complete this work either. With Monday being …

May 19, 2022 JBLM-North Access Improvement Project Update

Phase 1 (Gravelly Lake Drive and Eastern Washington Boulevard) Detour modifications will occur next week. Please monitor this webpage for continued updates of the detour. Washington Blvd. and Gravelly Lake Dr. north of Washington will be paved on Wednesday, May 25. Crews are expected to reopen Washington Blvd for the evening commute on Thursday, May 26. The intersection of Gravelly …

May 4, 2022 JBLM-North Access Project Update

Phase 1 – Gravelly & Washington Paving of Washington Blvd between Interlaaken and Gravelly and Gravelly between Washington and Veterans is scheduled for May 23-24. On the evening of May 24, they will reopen the Gravelly/Washington intersection. On May 25, crews will close the Veterans/Gravelly intersection in order to finish paving Gravelly from Country Club Drive to Veterans. Paving of …

April 22, 2022 JBLM-North Access Improvement Project Update

Phase 1 (Gravelly Lake Drive and Washington/Interlaaken) Communication companies have been diligently moving their lines off the poles at the four intersections within the project limits. They are approximately half way through the relocations that are needed and have completed the relocations necessary to keep the contractor on schedule at the Washington/Interlaaken and Washington/Gravelly roundabouts. Weather permitting, paving is scheduled …

4/8/2022 JBLM-North Update

Phase 1 Construction Gas, power and water main utilities have relocated. Crews have installed the curbs and sidewalk around the Gravelly Lake Drive and Washington Boulevard roundabout. Communication relocation is ongoing. There are still five communication poles in the way at the Washington/Interlaaken intersection, one pole at the Washington/Gravelly intersection, one pole at the Veterans/Gravelly intersection and four poles along …

3/4/22 JBLM-North Access Improvement Update

Why is this project taking so long? The City has received numerous questions and concerns regarding the time this project is taking to construct. The common assertion is, “I watched Project X take only a month to complete; the Gravelly project is taking a year.” The reason why this project takes longer than other projects is related to the scope …

2/11/22 JBLM-North Access Improvement Project Update

DETOUR UPDATE: The Gravelly/Veterans intersection is open. Washington Boulevard between Lake City Boulevard and Gravelly Lake Drive will be closed Monday February 14 at 8:00 a.m. See image below for more information on the new detour route and access to streets near the closure. CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: Sidewalk was poured along Gravelly Lake Drive between Veterans and Washington. Patching was completed …

2/4/2022 JBLM-North Access Improvement Update

DETOUR UPDATE: The Gravelly/Veterans intersection will be reopened Friday, February 11 at 4:00 p.m. A small section of the roundabout will remain closed. This is due to an existing power pole that was not able to be relocated prior to opening. The pole will be removed in the next few weeks. This will not affect the operation of the roundabout …

Major Lake City Detour Change to Occur on Valentine’s Day.

We have some good news, some bad news, and some great news pertaining to road construction around Gravelly Lake. The good news? On Monday Feb. 14, Gravelly Lake Drive and the new Veterans/Gravelly Lake roundabout will open to through traffic. ** Monday, February 14 is Valentine’s Day…** The bad news? That same day, Washington Boulevard will close between Lake City …