Crosswalk improvements are planned for the E Maple and Garden intersection

2025 City-wide Non-motorized Improvements

Project Overview

The 2025 City-wide Non-Motorized Improvements Project (ES572) will add and improve bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in many spot locations throughout Bellingham. We divided the construction into multiple contracts, and we’re implementing improvements at all selected locations.

  • Barkley and Racine: Upgrade existing marked pedestrian crossing with Rapid Rectangular Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) and curb ramps.
  • Texas Street Corridor:
    • Texas and Yew: Upgrade existing marked crossings with RRFBs.
    • Texas and Woburn: Upgrade existing marked crossings with RRFBs. Improvements at this location are complete!
    • Texas and Pacific: Mark crossings and install RRFBs. 
  • Roeder and Central: Upgrade existing marked crossing with RRFBs. Improvements at this location are complete!
  • E Maple Street and Garden Corridor:
    • E Maple and Forest: Upgrade existing marked crossings with RRFBs.
    • E Maple and Garden: Upgrade existing marked crossings with RRFBs and curb ramps.
    • Mason and Maple and Ellis: Complete curb extensions, re-align Maple/Ellis, and restrict vehicle traffic to exit only (allowing bikes to enter). 
  • 32nd and Ferry: Upgrade existing crossing with RRFB and additional lighting.
  • Lakeway bike lane repair from Woburn to City Limits: Upgrade existing 4” white line delineating bike lanes to 8” white line.
  • West Bakerview and Palisade: Add new high-intensity activated crosswalk (HAWK) signal (also called a pedestrian hybrid beacon). Construction of this improvement is expected to occur in 2027.
Vicinity Map of Proposed Project Locations
Vicinity Map of Proposed Project Locations. Final locations will depend on funding.

Project Status – August 2026

Crews completed intersection enhancements at Texas/Woburn and at Roeder/Central earlier this summer. The bulk of the remaining sites have been awarded, and work will start once contracting is complete. For the planned improvements at W Bakerview and Palisades, we anticipate construction in 2027. During construction, there will be sporadic, location-specific traffic impacts.

More Information

Transportation Fund funding is allocated for City-wide non-motorized transportation improvements every year as part of the 6-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The goals of this project are to construct priority non-motorized improvements that were identified in the community-informed Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans (adopted in 2024), as well as to construct high-priority ADA improvements from the ADA Transition Plan. 

This project is funded by the Transportation Fund.  Woburn/Texas and Barkley/Racine construction was also supported by WTA Transit Access Fund grants.

Contact

General project questions: AskPW@cob.org
Media inquiries: pwmedia@cob.org

Project Engineer
Jessica Bennett
Phone: (360) 778-7900
Email: jjbennett@cob.org

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