36th St E/Meridian Ave E/Chrisella Rd E

Project Overview:

  • The intersection of 36th St E and Meridian Ave E is unusual – four of the approaches are controlled by a traffic signal, owned and operated by WSDOT, with Chrisella Rd E connecting to 36th St E at a stop sign. Serious safety concerns with vehicle conflicts, unconventional traffic patterns, and lack of protection for pedestrians go unresolved while traffic volumes continue to increase along Meridian Ave E.
  • Edgewood has been exploring various alternatives and solutions for this intersection for several years. Two alternatives assessments for this intersection have been prepared by the City’s consultant (linked below), and the City purchased a property in 2020 while the opportunity was available. Recognizing the challenges of safely reconfiguring the intersection to keep the five-approaches, and to potentially move forward with locally controlled solution, the Council selected a preferred alternative in 2021 – realignment of Chrisella Rd E to the east of the intersection. Since then, efforts have shifted to look at the Meridian Ave E corridor comprehensively, to see if another solution in another location might open up other opportunities at this location.
  • The City Council recently passed Resolution 24-0741, adopting the Meridian Corridor Study and authorizing the Mayor “to diligently pursue available funding sources for the design and construction of the various improvement sites, as time and resources allow.” The resolution also states “that the recommendations contained within the study are only recommendations, subject to future design and review efforts.” In summary, the study recognizes the need and demand for improvements, but the design of each intersection is not final and subject to future design and coordination efforts. The City does not currently have a timeline for this future work, but additional outreach will occur as specific sites are prioritized and budgeted for design.

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