NE Spring Boulevard: 124th-130th Avenues Northeast (Zone 3): Alternatives Evaluation Online Open House

Welcome! You're invited to participate in our online open house for the Northeast Spring Boulevard, 124^th to 130^th Avenues Northeast project. This online open house closes at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023.

Project overview

This project will establish a new roadway on Northeast Spring Boulevard between 124th and 130th Avenues Northeast and result in a complete corridor from downtown Bellevue through the revitalized BelRed area.

The new roadway will include single westbound and eastbound travel lanes. Other improvements include sidewalks, bicycle facilities, street lighting, landscaping and irrigation, storm drainage, water quality treatment and other underground utilities. It will have an elevated structure spanning the wetlands and the West Tributary to Kelsey Creek and will be integrated with the proposed future West Tributary Park and connecting trails adjacent to the project site. The project will be designed in coordination with Sound Transit, other city projects and potential future private developments.

Project benefits

• Plan for rapid growth in the BelRed area.
• Ease traffic congestion by providing a new east-west connection for drivers.
• Add facilities for people who walk, roll, bike and take transit.
• Enhance access, circulation and mobility between the new BelRed transit-oriented development and the larger city and region.
• Create an elevated structure to span over the wetlands and the West tributary to Kelsey Creek.
• Integrate with the proposed future West Tributary Park and connecting trails.
• Support the area’s redevelopment and attract private investment for commercial and residential uses to create new neighborhoods.

Evaluating the alternatives 

The project team has identified several options, called alternatives, and developed an evaluation process to help choose the alternative that best meets the project’s purpose and need, also called the “recommended alternative.”

Step 1: Feasibility screening

The initial group of alternatives were analyzed with the following considerations:

• Compatibility with Bellevue codes and policies
• Compliance with federal and state policies
• Feasibility of construction

Evaluating these considerations, we eliminated several alternatives that did not meet the criteria.

Step 2: Technical review and community input (where we are today)

The team is now evaluating the alternatives that passed the Step 1 feasibility screening.

The following evaluation criteria and input from the public will be used to select the recommended alternative, which will move into the design phase.

• Minimize environmental impact
• Minimize environmental permitting complexity
• Most closely aligns with BelRed Vision
• Best compatibility with future land use
• Most compatible with existing property use
• Minimize property acquisitions and impacts
• Maximize affordable housing potential
• Minimize stormwater treatment and detention needs
• Best cyclist/rolling experience and safety
• Best walking experience and safety
• Best driver experience and safety
• Most compatible with future phased construction
• Best recreational space and connectivity
• Highest connectivity with existing non-motorized paths

Step 3: Roadway section alternatives

Learn more about the alternatives by selecting the "review alternatives" tab below.

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Step 4: Decision-making process 

Using both community input and evaluation criteria, the team will assess alternatives and select the recommended alternative to move into preliminary design and preliminary cost estimate phase. The city will continue developing funding and implementation strategies to complete the design and build the project. A more detailed timeline will be available in November 2023. Sign up for email or text alerts at BellevueWA.gov/SpringBlvd-zone3.