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Projects in Renton, Washington

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects for which this city submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not.

The total cost of all the projects submitted by Renton is $28,675,000

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
SW 27th Street/Strander Boulevard Connection Project - City of Renton City of Tukwila - The SR-167 HOV/SW 27th Street/Strander Boulevard Connection project will provide an alternate route to Interstate 405 between I-5 and SR-167. This project will incre Renton WA 147 $4,200,000 Streets/Roads 9
Earlington Water and Sewer Replacement Project - Replacement of approximately 8,000 feet of aging, leaky and undersized water mains to provide adequate capacity for fire protection and to improve drinking water quality. Also includes some upgrades of sew Renton WA 129 $3,700,000 Water 16
Facilities and Parks Maintenance & Operations Center - This project would: Replace old and temporary facilities which support the CityÂ’s Parks and Facilities Maintenance staff and operations; Improve staff working conditions and operational efficiencies; Renton WA 420 $12,000,000 CDBG 0
Street Overlay and Rehabilitation Project - This project will provide asphalt concrete resurfacing of city streets and rehabilitation of arterials that are critical to movement of freight within and through the City. Renton WA 175 $5,000,000 CDBG 4
Barrier Free Sidewalk Project - The project will construct several sidewalks that support the CityÂ’s effort to improve pedestrian facilities that are within the local street network into conformity with provisions contained in the federal Americans with D Renton WA 35 $1,000,000 CDBG -9
Downtown Renton Wayfinding Initiative - This project will construct and install a system of signage, gateways, and kiosks to highlight destinations and guide visitors into and around Downtown Renton. The system enhances the revitalization efforts of Rent Renton WA 14 $775,000 CDBG -37
Rainier Avenue (SR 167) Improvements Project – Shattuck Avenue Stormwater Bypass - City of Renton, Sound Transit, BNSF - The Rainier Avenue Improvements project includes adding Business Access and Transit (BAT) lanes, reconstructing three railroad bridges Renton WA 70 $2,000,000 Transit 5