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As Amazon moves in, Arlington road projects aim to ease traffic
ARLINGTON — Two traffic projects are set to kick off on Highway 531 this spring near the growing Cascade Industrial Center, where an already badly congested area will get even more busy.
The road improvements — construction of a four-way traffic signal at 40th Avenue NE and a roundabout at 43rd Avenue NE — are just two of many planned over the next several years to ease congestion and improve safety for cars, bicycles and pedestrians.
“These roads projects will provide a safer corridor,” said Jim Kelly, director of public works for the city of Arlington. “They will take a little bit of work and we will try to our greatest extent to minimize any type of impacts to the community or public.”
Amazon is building a five-story, 635,000-square-foot fulfillment center in the Cascade Industrial Center at 51st Avenue NE, off Highway 531. And there will be parking for 1,250 cars and 314 trucks. Amazon plans to open the facility by late summer, city spokesperson Sarah Lopez said.
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/as-amazon-moves-in-arlington-road-projects-aim-to-ease-traffic/
