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Kent drivers face James Street closure June 25-July 1

Published 12:14 pm Wednesday, June 22, 2016

By Steve Hunter

Work continues on East James Street as crews install catch basins and piping for a stormwater pump station to help reduce flooding on the street near Central Avenue. Crews also are improving sidewalks and curbs. The street will be closed Saturday through next Friday for the projects.
Work continues on East James Street as crews install catch basins and piping for a stormwater pump station to help reduce flooding on the street near Central Avenue. Crews also are improving sidewalks and curbs. The street will be closed Saturday through next Friday for the projects.

The city of Kent will close East James Street on Saturday, June 25 through Friday, July 1 between Woodford Avenue North and Jason Avenue North to install catch basins and piping for a stormwater pump station to help reduce flooding on the street near Central Avenue.

Detours will be set up for what is one of the primary commuter routes between the East Hill and the Kent Valley. Crews will work between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Local access will be allowed.

Crews will install a 120-inch diameter stormwater pump station, a diesel standby generator and an electrical communication system as part of the $2.3 million project. Earlier phases of the project included construction of piping along Central Avenue to carry the water to the Horseshoe Acres pump station to the Green River in south Kent.

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