164th St SW / 36th Ave W traffic signal improvement - RC1648

                                              164th St SW - looking east

Federal Safety Grant Awarded

Snohomish County Public Works will use funds from a federal safety grant to improve conditions for drivers at two busy intersections in the county: the 164th Street SW / 36th Avenue W intersection in the Lynnwood area and the 128th Street SW / 4th Avenue W intersection in south Everett. 

Traffic signals are currently suspended over the center of each intersection. Additional signals are mounted on signal poles on the far side, past the intersection (see signal attached to right side of pole in photo above).  

When large vehicles approach the intersection they can block view of the signals for drivers in line behind them. This project will install “near side” signal posts to enable drivers approaching the intersection to see a traffic signal sooner. The new signals will be planted 50 feet before a vehicle reaches the intersection.

Near side signal posts will be installed on each leg of the intersections. The traffic signals over the center of the intersections will not change.

Construction is planned for sometime during the summer of 2012. More details will be available when the contractor is chosen and presents a schedule.

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Contact:

Tina Hokanson, Public Works Communications Specialist, 425.388.3789 or tina.hokanson@snoco.org