Two mile section of Burke-Gilman Trail to re-open in February
Jan 31, 2012, 3:26 PM | Updated: 3:32 pm
Final work is underway on repairs that have closed a 2.2 mile section of the Burke-Gilman Trail since last summer. (97.3 KIRO FM/Brandi Kruse)
(97.3 KIRO FM/Brandi Kruse)
Final work is underway on repairs that have closed a 2.2 mile section of the Burke-Gilman Trail since last summer.
King County Parks spokesman Doug Williams says unexpected problems have delayed completion on the section of trail from Northwest 145th Street in Lake Forest to Logboom Park in Kenmore.
“We encountered numerous challenges on this stretch of trail, including some really horrendous soil conditions. It’s a very wet section of trail; there’s a lot of underground water.”
The difficult soil and other challenges drove up the cost of the renovation from $2.7 million to just less than $5 million.
January’s severe weather also delayed the original re-opening, which will now happen in the next two weeks. Williams says the changes are worth the wait.
“New drainage, new pavement, new lighting, new fencing. It’s just a fantastic looking stretch of trail.”
Between 2,000 and 3,000 people are estimated to use the trail daily.
97.3 KIRO FM’s Tim Haeck contributed to this report.
