Starting early this fall, King County plans to close West Snoqualmie Valley Road Northeast between Northeast 80th Street and Ames Lake-Carnation Road Northeast to through traffic in order to rebuild a deteriorated stretch of roadway.

A public meeting on the planned road closure is set for 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 10, at the Vincent Schoolhouse, 8010 W. Snoqualmie Valley Road N.E., Carnation.

The project, ranked fifth on the county’s road rehabilitation and reconstruction priority array, will repair severe cracks and road fatigue, as well as improving drainage. Work will be done in two construction phases, one starting this fall, and the second starting in the spring of 2016.

A detour route along Northeast 80th Street to Ames Lake-Carnation Road will be posted at each end of the project. Residents, property owners, and emergency vehicles will still have access to homes and properties during the closures.

The proposed project timeline is: Early fall 2015, road closes to through traffic, construction crews remove and replace a short-span bridge; Late fall, first phase of construction complete, road re-opens to through traffic; Spring 2016, road closes to through traffic, crews installsix box culverts, enlarge five drainage crossings, and reconstruct the roadway; Fall 2016, construction complete, road is re-opened.

For more information, visit the project website at www.kingcounty.gov/roads/WSnoqualmieValleyRd.