124th Avenue NE Corridor Improvements - Winner of the 2026 ACEC WA Engineering Excellence Awards National Silver in the Transportation Category!
- Apr 17
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HWA is proud to have provided geotechnical and geoenvironmental services as part of the HDR team for the City of Bellevue’s 124th Avenue NE Corridor Improvements which was the winner of the 2026 ACEC WA Engineering Excellence Awards National Silver – Transportation Category!
Corridor enhancements include state-of-the-art bicycle/pedestrian facilities, a bridge over Sound Transit’s light rail line, a fish-passable concrete culvert, a widened and reprofiled roadway, traffic signals, stormwater treatment and detention, franchise utilities, a monopole for high-voltage power, retaining walls, and an overlook structure. The multi-phase project widened three segments of the corridor from two to five lanes, improving safety improvements in one segment and traffic-calming signals in another.
In total, the team developed improvements for six intersections. Each intersection accounted for non-motorized users and regional system connectivity among modes. The team assessed various options for the proposed corridor, making sure they were sensitive to neighboring land uses and aligned with BelRed street and urban design standards.
Completed on schedule and on budget, the project serves as a case study on how to engage the public through a successful transformation of the 124th Avenue corridor. The shift from light industrial use to a high‑tech, transit‑oriented development offers communities and cities a guide for redeveloping underused and former industrial sites.
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