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Lakewood public works says $34 million capital program will accelerate sidewalks, overlays and station-access work
Summary
City public works presented a record $34 million capital program and a multi-year schedule of street, sidewalk and utility projects including work tied to the Sound Transit Lakewood station access project and a planned roundabout on Nyanza.
Troy, public works capital projects division manager for the City of Lakewood, told the advisory committee the department expects a record year for construction work.
"This year will do $34,000,000, which is a record year by far for us," Troy said, describing a mix of federal-funded carryover projects and new local work.
Troy said major near-term work includes finishing construction on Silicon Boulevard, moving from the north side segment to the south, and paving and signal installation after the contractor completes underground utility work. He described three South projects that will extend from the north end down to the 96th Street corridor and said crews will begin sidewalk and storm-drain work that will require some short-term closures and night overlays.
The public works manager said the department will advertise a sidewalk-extension project on Interlochen (running to Idyllois Elementary) with construction aimed for late June to coincide with school break. He also described a Nyanza project that will include a roundabout at the north end and substantial water-main replacement; when that work finishes in the fall, crews will move to a 12th Street segment from Bradley to Bridgeport. Troy identified Kendrick Street (108th–111th) and a sewer job on Silcox as other 2024–25 items and said 2026 plans include work on Mount Tacoma, Military Road and a $33,000,000 package in Springbrook.
On procurement, Troy said the city advertises bids in the News Tribune and the Daily Journal of Commerce and posts project opportunities to a plan center ("Bid's Exchange") that notifies contractors; the city runs a three-week bid period before awarding contracts.
Committee members asked about timing and traffic impacts; Troy said many overlay operations will occur at night and that project phasing is coordinated around existing water-district work and Sound Transit schedule constraints. He said some projects were delayed by federal approval timelines and that the city is sequencing work so new segments can tie into Sound Transit’s station-access improvements.
The presentation emphasized coordination with utilities and narrowed construction windows around school schedules and grant cycles. Troy also noted the recent merger of planning and public works into a combined capital projects team to manage the larger workload.
Looking ahead, Troy said the city will advertise additional projects in the next two weeks and expects some downtown and neighborhood improvements to extend into 2026 as contractor availability and grant approvals allow.
