Site work and paving for a road / highway in Mill Creek, Washington. Conceptual plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

This project has been updated from a previous capital improvement project described in the 2021-2026 Capital Improvement Plan named EGUV Spine Road West Connection (Phase 1) or EGUV Spine Road (39th Ave SE to 44th Ave SE) (old Project #19-ROAD-15). This project proposes to evaluate options for a future ROW development for a transportation connection following the alignment of 33rd St NE between 41st Ave SE and 44th Ave SE. The original East Gateway Urban Village (EGUV) subarea plan envisioned a Spine Road extending between 39th Ave SE and 44th Ave SE, and part of the ROW needed for this connection was dedicated during approvals of adjacent developments. The remaining ROW acquisition needed still needs to be completed by the CIty and the property owners. However, preliminary design work for the new spine road found it to be very difficult and expensive to address storm water management requirements for a full-width roadway for motorized vehicles. In the meantime, continuing development activities in the area, including the completion of The Farm in 2021, "filled in" part of the original "spine road" (between 39th Ave SE and 41st Ave SE) as a mainly local-access street. This makes a full multi-modal street development largely impractical due to high cost to gain a comparatively small benefit. An alternative as a bicycle/pedestrian shared-use pathway connection is scoped for this project. This alternative would exclude motorized vehicle use, but will substantially reduce the storm water management requirements and the prohibitive costs of a full, multimodal roadway. This project will evaluate local and stakeholder interest in this more cost effective alternative, followed by design and construction in the future. The current design and construction estimate will be amended based on feedback from stakeholders regarding amendities (i.e. benches, trees, etc.) for this 750-foot route. This project is included in the City of Mill Creek's FY 2023-2028 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Per the owner, as of March 21, 2023, they have not selected a design team for this project. The owner states that construction for the project has not yet been scheduled. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.