SW 27th Street/Strander Boulevard Extension

Contact Information
Project Manager
Keith Woolley
Renton, WA 98057

Phase ImageThis project constructed a two-lane roadway from the SW 27th Street / Naches Ave SW intersection westward. A new BNSF railway bridge was constructed, and the new two-lane roadway goes under the BNSF tracks and then heads north, connecting with the Sound Transit Tukwila Commuter Rail Station.

Schedule

Strander Expansion Phase 1 photoThe SW 27th Street / Strander Boulevard Extension– Phase 1, Segment 2A Project began construction on January 28, 2012. Project opening was June 2014. The Prime Contractor was Guy F. Atkinson Construction, LLC. The project cost was approximately $16.5 million.

Construction Updates

Phase 1: Segment 1A construction completed the segment from Oakesdale Ave SW to Naches Ave SW.

Rendering of Strander projectUltimately, future projects will complete the four/five lane arterial that will serve as a connection between West Valley Highway (SR-181) and the East Valley Road. The new east-west arterial roadway will connect the cities of Renton and Tukwila, and provide significant congestion relief to existing arterials, for both freight mobility and general motorists.

Phase 3: Click here to visit The City of Tukwila's web page.

Funding partners, grants, and other funds

  • City of Renton
  • Washington State Transportation Improvement Board (TIB)
  • US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration
  • WSDOT
  • Sound Transit
  • Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board
  • BNSF Railway Company
  • The Boeing Company

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Mayor Law, Dignitaries Cut Ribbon on SW 27th St./Strander Blvd. Extension Project

RENTON: On Tuesday, June 24, 2014, Renton Mayor Denis Law and dignitaries representing state and regional governments, funding agencies and local businesses attended the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony officially completing the current phase of the SW 27th Street/Strander Boulevard Extension Project. The total cost of this phase of the project is $22 million. The ceremony took place on SW 27th Street at Naches Avenue SW in Renton.

Ribbon Cutting

“By completing this project we connect SW 27th Street in Renton to the Sounder commuter rail station in Tukwila,” said Renton Mayor Denis Law. “This access to transit also provides an alternate to I-405 between I-5 and SR 167, one of the most congested stretches of highway in our state.”

Ribbon Cutting for Strander projectThis portion of the Extension Project promotes transit use and improves air quality by finally creating public access to the Sounder commuter rail from the east and supports use of Sounder, Amtrak and other mass transit modes, including Metro's RapidRide F Line, which was implemented earlier this month. Completion of this new corridor will increase freight mobility in our area, which is essential to many businesses in the Green River Valley, the largest industrial area in Washington State, and also the second largest distribution center on the West Coast and fourth largest in the nation. Future phases of the SW 27th Street/Strander Blvd. project will provide the needed links for a four to five lane arterial corridor extending from SR 167 through Renton and Tukwila to I-5.

The project is a funding collaboration of the City of Renton, City of Tukwila, The Boeing Company, BNSF Railway, Union Pacific Railroad, Sound Transit, the State of Washington, including the Transportation Improvement Board (TIB), Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board (FMSIB) and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), and the US Department of Transportation.

For more information call Linda Moschetti at 425-430-7394.


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