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WSDOT outlines multi‑year Fish Passage project; major local closures and utility relocations planned through 2028

Issaquah City Council · January 21, 2026
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WSDOT and city staff told the Issaquah City Council that the multi‑year Fish Passage project will include four new bridges, a roundabout and stream realignment, with staged lane shifts in 2026 and full local closures (including a 120‑day closure and a Dec.2027–June 2028 closure) timed to support bridge construction and utility relocations.

WSDOT and city staff gave the Issaquah City Council a detailed update Jan. 20 on the Fish Passage project, a multi‑year effort that will rebuild stream crossings, add bridges and create a new roundabout as part of a federal injunction‑driven program to restore fish passage by 2030.

City staff and WSDOT representatives said the work includes four new bridges, a new roundabout, stream realignment at Lewis Creek and combined flows at West Village Park and Schneider Creek, and relocation of utilities including a city water…

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