Starting Monday, March 18, the City of Mountlake Terrace will be closing 66th Avenue West between 216th Street Southwest and the Interurban Trail. The full closure, which is expected to…
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Judge rejects attempt to delay building code update with new heat pump rules
Washington state building code changes designed to get more electric heat pumps installed in newly built houses, apartments and commercial buildings are still on track to take effect next week…
Rescheduled construction begins Monday on 66th Avenue West
Starting Monday, Feb. 12, northbound 66th Avenue West in Mountlake Terrace will be closed from 220th to 216th Streets Southwest for construction. The work was rescheduled from last fall due…
Washington makes another run at heat pump rules
Controversial requirements aimed at getting electric heat pumps installed in newly constructed houses, apartments and commercial buildings cleared a final regulatory hurdle Tuesday. The suite of changes, approved by the…
Nightly closure of 236th ST SW for light rail work starts Nov. 13
Starting Monday, Nov. 13, Sound Transit’s contractor for the Lynnwood Link light rail extension is scheduled to begin work on 236th Street Southwest in Mountlake Terrace to complete mill and…
Scene in Mountlake Terrace: Progress on light rail station
Photographer David Carlos took these aerial views of the Mountlake Terrace light rail station and transit center Thursday. The light rail station, part of Sound Transit’s Lynnwood Link extension, is…
66th Ave W pavement project rescheduled for spring 2024
The City of Mountlake Terrace said that the planned 66th Ave W Pavement Reconstruction Project has been rescheduled for next spring. The schedule change is due to supply chain issues…
SR 520 closed across Lake Washington this weekend beginning late Friday, Sept. 29
Drivers traveling across Lake Washington should plan ahead for a weekend closure of State Route 520 starting late Friday evening, Sept. 29, according to a news release. The SR 520…
Expect nightly 1-5 lane reductions, ramp closures for light rail work Sept. 25-29
As part of their ongoing Lynnwood Light Rail extension, Sound Transit will close multiple lanes of southbound Interstate 5 overnight Monday-Friday, Sept. 25-29: The three right lanes of southbound I-5…
Major construction work to start Sept. 18 on 66th Ave. W
One of Mountlake Terrace’s vital commercial corridors is getting a long-awaited overhaul starting Monday, Sept. 18. Crews are set to begin removing the existing road surface and re-paving 66th Avenue…
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Chip seal work to start Sept. 11 in some neighborhoods
Major road work is set to start Monday, Sept. 11 in Mountlake Terrace neighborhoods between 56th Avenue West and Terrace Creek Park. Chip seal, a resurfacing treatment, may take a…
Updated: Paving work on 52nd Avenue W scheduled for Friday, Sept. 8
Paving work that will close a portion of 52nd Avenue West is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 8, the City of Mountlake Terrace said. The…
Road work coming soon to MLT neighborhoods
Major road work is set to start in the weeks ahead, the City of Mountlake Terrace said. The city will be performing chip seal, a resurfacing treatment, in neighborhoods between…
Update: 52nd Ave W. closure postponed
Updated Aug.30, 2023 Paving work that will close a portion of 52nd Avenue West overnight has been postponed from Thursday night until probably next week, the City of Mountlake Terrace…
The latest flare-up over Washington’s heat pump rules
Washington regulators derailed earlier this year when they tried to mandate electric heat pumps, rather than natural gas, be used to warm newly built homes and apartments. But now a…
Construction equipment overturns at Ballinger Park
Updated July 28 with additional details City of Mountlake Terrace staff responded to a construction incident at the Ballinger Park work site Wednesday morning, after a large piece of construction…
Expect center lane closure on 236th St SW starting June 13
Starting Tuesday, June 13, Sound Transit’s contractor will begin work on 236th Street Southwest between Van Ry Boulevard and the Interstate 5 off-ramp in Mountlake Terrace. Crews will need to…
MLT Transit Center lane closure planned for Sound Transit work
Starting Tuesday, May 30, Sound Transit’s contractor is scheduled to begin road improvement work at the Mountlake Terrace Transit Center entrance. This work will require the partial closure of the…
Expect Sound Transit night work at 236th ST SW starting May 25
Starting Thursday, May 25, Sound Transit’s contractor will be working weeknights at 236th Street Southwest in Mountlake Terrace, requiring the full closure of the street and the I-5 freeway off-ramp at…
Mountlake Terrace Transit Center lower entrance parking garage to close May 1
Starting Monday, May 1, Sound Transit’s contractor will begin roadway excavation and paving at the Mountlake Terrace Transit Center garage lower entrance. This entrance will be closed full time; garage…
Road advisory for 61st Place West March 30-April 7
The City of Mountlake Terrace says that 61st Place West will be closed at 212th Street Southwest from March 20 to April 7 for the city’s water main replacement project….
Expect overnight lane closures on 220th St SW March 15 for light-rail work
Sound Transit’s contractors are scheduled to perform overnight work on the elevated guideway adjacent to 220th Street Southwest and Interstate 5 in Mountlake Terrace, requiring closure of eastbound lanes on…
Contractor work at Veterans Memorial Park set for Tuesday-Friday
Expect trail closures at Veterans Memorial Park Tuesday, Feb. 28 through Friday, March 2. The City of Mountlake Terrace said a contractor will be working at the park during that…
Expect noise, traffic delays this month for water main construction
The City of Mountlake Terrace has advised residents to expect construction noise and traffic delays throughout February due to the city’s westside water main construction project. Crews are starting in…
Weekend closure of Mercer Street on-ramp to NB I-5 in Seattle planned for Jan. 20-23
Drivers heading to events in the downtown Seattle area will need to prepare for the potential of a planned weekend-long full closure of the Mercer Street on-ramp to northbound Interstate…