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South
End trail/road closures! (Russell
Road)
The closure of the Green River route is
suddenly upon us.
By the end of the next weekend (i.e. July
12) Russell Road will be closed between S 212th St and the 'Powerline
Trail' (which is aligned with the footbridge over the Green River located a
short distance south of Van Doren’s Landing Park). This closure is estimated to last until
August 2022.
At some point Russell Road may also be
closed in the vicinity of S 228th St.
Signs have been placed showing two detour routes. The shorter detour route, coming south on
the Green River Trail from north of S 212th St, shows what appears to be a
crossing of the 212th St Bridge over the river on the south side of the
bridge. The route would then go
south on Frager Rd down to the footbridge south of Van Doren’s Landing
Park. The Kent Parks department has
mentioned that they may cone off one lane of the bridge, but so far, we
have seen nothing done there yet. If
the lane is not coned off, it is difficult to see how a safe crossing of
the bridge can be made. There is
another, considerably longer detour consisting mostly of sidewalks which
runs east on 212th over to 64th Ave, then down to S 228th St and then west
Russell Rd.
The Kent Parks department has been called
but they have not called us back. Until we know what will happen at S 212th
St I would recommend using the Interurban Trail. But it may also be closed soon at S 228th
St.
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