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Council moves ahead on road‑diet, nonmotorized corridor and speed‑limit changes; authorizes condemnation steps
Summary
Federal Way councilors forwarded ordinances authorizing condemnation steps for two right‑of‑way acquisitions (S. 280th Street road‑diet and Pacific Highway nonmotorized corridor) and advanced changes to local speed limits tied to those projects and commercial corridors.
The Federal Way City Council on May 20 voted to advance a set of transportation measures: it moved ordinances that authorize staff to pursue condemnation if necessary for right‑of‑way acquisitions on South 280th Street (road‑diet Phase 2) and the Pacific Highway nonmotorized corridor (Phase 2), and it forwarded a speed‑limit ordinance that would lower speeds on two project corridors while adjusting default limits on certain commercial streets.
Jonathan Strong, a civil engineer for Public Works, explained the 7‑Eleven parcel involved in the South 280th Street road‑diet project: the city offered $49,260 for a 324‑square‑foot permanent strip and an 89‑square‑foot temporary construction easement; negotiations had…
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