$6.5 million construction project starts on Golf Club Road in Lacey, plus others in the works
A $6.5 million construction project to replace water and sewer lines on Golf Club Road Southeast begins the week of June 12.
The project was just one of several that was shared with the Lacey City Council’s transportation committee, whose members include Deputy Mayor Malcolm Miller and Councilman Michael Steadman.
The Golf Club Road project will run from Lacey Boulevard to 26th Avenue Southeast, according to a map shared with the committee. It also will include work on Lacey Boulevard, between Sleater Kinney Road and Golf Club Road, which will take place at night, said Ashley Smith, design and construction manager for the city.
Some of that work will take place near a new MultiCare off-campus emergency room that is under construction.
Deputy Mayor Miller asked if the new health care facility had prompted the water and sewer line work. It’s unrelated, Smith said.
“It’s just an infrastructure upgrade,” said Smith, adding that the infrastructure in the area is “very old.”
Some other Lacey construction projects:
▪ A $3.3 million water main installation on Carpenter Road near the North Thurston Public Schools bus barn is complete. Up next is repaving the street in early July, Smith said.
▪ Sewer improvements on Mullen Road, between Carpenter Road and Afflerbaugh Drive, are 30 percent complete. Up next for the $1.2 million project is to repave the street in July.
▪ The city is planning to spend $500,000 on sidewalk repairs at 33rd Court Southeast and on 45th Avenue Southeast, from the roundabout to the Chehalis Western Trail. The project is expected to go out to bid this winter.
▪ A pedestrian crossing with flashing beacons is coming to Ruddell Road, just north of Hazelwood Lane. The cost is estimated at $100,000 and is expected to go out to bid this fall.
So where does the city get the funding for these projects? Some or all of the amount is paid for by the city’s Transportation Benefit District, which increased the local sales tax. Lacey voters approved the tax in 2017.
This story was originally published June 9, 2023 at 5:00 AM.
