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September 19, 2017
Hi Ms. Ritzhaupt:
Thank you for writing to Councilmember Lambert on this concern. I reach out to the King County Road Services Division (RSD) and the County Water and Land Resources Division (WLRD) regarding the reoccurring flooding that takes place at this location. Unfortunately, the flooding on the creek is naturally occurring, and WLRD does not have a program that would allow the county to reduce that flooding. Additionally, the volume count of the traffic on this roadway is low compared to other roadways, and the detour route during the road closure is less than one mile in length. Because of these two factors, this project does not rate high on RSD’s priority list of road drainage problems as many other roadways carry many thousands of motorists each day and/or the detour routes are considerably longer.
The challenge there are not enough funds to go around, and this project did not compete well against other roadway projects when the RSD looked into this previously. Since that time, the RSD now faces a massive funding shortfall that is causing them to not even do basic maintenance such as pothole repairs … which means that a roadway drainage project such as this one is even less likely occur now. I know this is far from ideal, and I recognize that the flooding directly impacts your driveway. I do wish I had a better answer for you. Unfortunately, despite Councilmember Lambert’s efforts to advocate for a solution to this ongoing problem, the department staff has indicated that there is not much that county can do to alleviate the situation. I’m very sorry I do not have better news to report.
Sincerely,
April Sanders
Policy Director | King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert
Office - 206.477.0932
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