Project overview
The East Wenatchee Corridor Improvement project will enhance safety and mobility along Sunset Highway in East Wenatchee between 9th Street and Hadley Street. This project includes Phases 3 & 4 of the larger “Eastside Corridor Project” to improve north-south mobility through East Wenatchee.
Currently nearly 20,000 vehicles travel along the SR 28 corridor every day. Conflicts between north-south traffic on SR 28 and traffic crossing or turning off/on the highway are increasing. The corridor also has narrow shoulders that are not ideal for pedestrians or bicycles.
This project will widen SR 28 from two lanes to four lanes and construct sidewalks and bike lanes. The project will also install a non-mountable curb median to restrict left turns to reduce collisions and traffic back-ups. Multi-lane roundabouts will be constructed at the intersections of Valley Mall Parkway, 15th Street, 19th Street, and 23rd Street.
The project will also construct a new connection to the Apple Capital Loop Trail at Valley Mall Parkway and will improve the culvert for Sand Canyon Creek near the intersection of 19th Street.
What to expect
An open house for the project is scheduled for Nov. 20 and 21 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. each day at Cascade Elementary, 2330 N. Baker Ave., East Wenatchee. Two in-person open house events will be held. The same information will be shared both nights, so people interested in attending only need to attend one meeting.
WSDOT Real Estate Services group is working with affected landowners to purchase necessary property for fair market value.
Construction will require several levels of traffic control depending on the construction phase, including lane closures and shifts, flagger controlled traffic and delays and detours. Adjacent property owners will be contacted should construction activities close access points or will require a substantial detour.
