information from King County

King County contractors have completed the outer wall and floor of the underground storage tank. Crews are now working on building the tank’s inner walls. This work requires small concrete pours every week. These pours are weather dependent and will last until June 2015.

In order to keep the project on schedule, the contractor may continue working on some Saturdays. Work hours on Saturdays are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This summer the contractor expects to begin work to connect to the tank to the existing sewer system. This work will affect traffic on Beach Drive S.W. King County will provide more information to the community before work begins.

What to expect on pour days:
• Work hours between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
• Work will continue past 6 p.m. if necessary to complete the pour
• Crews working on the east side of Beach Dr. S.W. near Lowman Beach Park
• Up to 20 trucks delivering concrete to the site
• Increased congestion, traffic delays
• Trucks waiting to deliver concrete will remain running at all times to expedite entry to the site
• A pump truck parked on the 7000 block of Beach Dr. S.W. and Lincoln Park Way S.W. near Murray Ave. S.W.
• Flaggers directing traffic along Beach Dr. S.W. and at the intersection of Beach Dr. S.W. and Lincoln Park Way S.W.
• Local and emergency access to Beach Dr. S.W. and Lincoln Park Way S.W. will be maintained at all times
• No parking in the following locations:
o 7000 block of Beach Dr. S.W.
o Lincoln Park Way S.W. between Murray Ave S.W. and Beach Dr. S.W.
• East sidewalk of Beach Dr. S.W. closed between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.