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<< Previous   of   Next >> (click to enlarge)   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Straightened stretch of Highway 522 opens in Bothell By Yoshiaki Nohara Herald Writer BOTHELL -- An improved segment of westbound Highway 522 is now open. Crews shut down the highway's westbound lanes between I-405 and Kaysner Way in Bothell between Friday night and Sunday morning. On Sunday, they finished connecting the road to a new, lower roadway, said Patty Michaud, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Transportation. The work ended a day earlier than the original schedule. "We really wanted to limit the closure," Michaud said. During the closure, drivers had to detour by taking northbound I-405 and southbound Highway 527. That didn't cause major traffic backups, Michaud said. The work is part of a $50.7 million project to build a new entrance to the south side of the University of Washington's Bothell campus, where Cascadia Community College also operates. The university and the community college need to add a south access to their campus from Highway 522 to increase the number of full-time students from the current 3,000 to 10,000 in about a decade, according to UW Bothell. In late September, the state closed a section of eastbound Highway 522 over a weekend and connected the road to new, straighter lanes. Construction for the project started in April; it's expected to wrap up in fall 2009. Reporter Yoshiaki Nohara: 425-339-3029 or ynohara@heraldnet.com. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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