Mercer Island staff present refined safety plan for Island Crest Way and Southeast 60 Eighth Street intersection

City of Mercer Island engineers presented a refined safety and accessibility concept for the Island Crest Way and Southeast 60 Eighth Street intersection at the Open Space Conservancy Trust meeting on April 29.

The project is in early design. City Engineer Patrick Yamashita and Transportation Engineer Rebecca Corleano said the refined concept retains the existing four‑way stop and southbound right‑turn slip lane, shortens crosswalk distances, adds curb and gutter at corners, provides ADA ramps and a curved refuge island to create safer waiting areas for pedestrians, and removes roadway encroachment into the park where possible. Corleano said the existing intersection “has approximately 57 square feet of roadway pavement within the Open Space Zone outside of right of way” and noted that…