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Celebration of the completion of the Aurora Corridor Photo by Keith McGlashan |
On Saturday, December 5, the City of Shoreline held a celebration at City Hall for the completion of the Aurora Corridor project.
From the City website
"Improving the Aurora Corridor has been a community goal since the City incorporated in 1995. With more than 45,000 vehicles and 7,000 transit riders using the corridor daily, Aurora is a major regional transportation corridor connecting Everett and Seattle. It is also a major retail and business corridor providing services and employment to thousands. Built in three phases over the past 10 years, the Aurora Corridor Improvement Project has already improved safety, fostered economic development, eased traffic congestion, enhanced environmental quality, and increased pedestrian mobility.
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| Photos courtesy City of Shoreline |
"Twenty years ago it was a different story. Shoreline’s three-mile section of Aurora Avenue used to be one of the most dangerous stretches of road in the entire state, both for pedestrians and vehicles. According to the Washington State Department of transportation, in the two years (2003-2004) prior to construction beginning on the first phase of Aurora (145th to 165th), there was an average of 209 collisions per year along the entire corridor through Shoreline. In the two years (2012-2013) after completion of the second phase (165th to 192nd) the average number of collisions had dropped to 125, a decrease of 40%. During the same period of time, collisions resulting in injuries decreased by 56%. Collisions involving pedestrians declined by more than 40%.
"Today, the three-mile stretch through Shoreline is one of the nicest stretches of Aurora in the region and is serving as an example to other communities. The investments we’ve made in Aurora over the past 20 years will benefit the City for decades to come through better safety, more efficient transit, improved pedestrian access, and innovative stormwater management."
Roadway Work
The only things left to do on the Corridor are the new gateway sign at the southwest corner of N 205th Street and Aurora, and the landscaping, which will continue in various areas (median and roadside).
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