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Redmond council agrees to temporary emergency access at blocked neighborhood streets; traffic calming left to study
Summary
Council and staff described plans to remove boulders and open barricaded neighborhood access points for emergency use only, while promising further study of traffic-calming measures on 40th Street as nearby development advances.
Redmond city leaders agreed June 24 to remove some large boulders and type‑3 barricades so two neighborhood access points can be opened for emergency use while remaining closed to regular traffic.
City officials said the openings are intended to improve fire and emergency evacuation routes in southwest Redmond but are not intended for routine traffic. Jessica McClanahan, a City of Redmond staffer, told council members staff had surveyed rights of way and physical constraints and identified two locations where limited pass-throughs could be created “such that there could be … traffic through that area” for emergencies but not regular use.
The change responds to neighborhood concerns about blocked streets at 40th (variously referenced…
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