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FRIDAY, June 8, 2012
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Road construction on Redmond Way to begin next week
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Expect delays in both directions of traffic BILL CHRISTIANSON bchristianson@redmond-reporter.com
Major road work on Redmond Way will begin next week and drivers should expect delays in both directions of traffic for the next several weeks. The $2.2 million Redmond Way overlay project will repair and resurface about 1.8 miles of worn and damaged pavement running east of 132nd Avenue Northeast to Bear Creek Parkway. This is the first significant maintenance project for this key commuter corridor since 1994. The overlay project, funded mostly by federal money, is expected to be done by October, said City of Redmond project manager Joe O’Leary, who preached patience and safety to drivers. “This is going to be a tough deal,” he said of the traffic impacts. “It will be beautiful when it’s done and it will make a big difference. But I feel the pain coming.”
Road work will begin next week on Redmond Way between 132nd Avenue Northeast and Bear Creek Parkway. Courtesy of City of Redmond
Traffic speeds will be reduced from 40 mph to 30 mph during construction hours and the Redmond Police Department will have extra traffic patrols in the area to help promote safety in the construction zone, O’Leary said. “It’s important to slow down,” O’Leary said. The project will begin with spot construction work at multiple sites along Redmond Way. The spot work will include improvements to sub-surface drainage systems, relocation of underground utilities and curb improvements, O’Leary said. Construction will be limited to weekday, non-peak traffic hours, beginning after 9:30 a.m. in the eastbound direction and ending by 3 p.m. in the westbound direction, according to O’Leary. He said the spot construction is expected to be done by the end of July and then crews will begin [ more ROAD WORK page 3 ]
Aaron DiGenova is graduating from The Bear Creek School on Saturday. During his high school career, he has participated in three sports: football, basketball and baseball while being active in the community and his school. Samantha Pak, Redmond Reporter
TAKING STEP the next
Graduating students ready to showcase their many talents
Samantha Pak spak@redmond-reporter.com
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hey may have different backgrounds, but high school seniors Aaron DiGenova, Sophia Xu and Jihoon Lee have all made the most of their education. The three have taken what they have learned in and out of school to prepare for what is to come as they all look toward college outside of Redmond — and Washington. DiGenova will graduate from The Bear Creek School on Saturday and Xu and Lee will graduate from Redmond High School (RHS) on June 19.
DiGENOVA: CLOSE TIES
Relationships are very important to DiGenova — whether it’s his family, classmates and friends or teachers. He said the bonds he shares with others are what matter most. And this becomes apparent as he walks through the halls of The Bear Creek School in Redmond: The 18-year-old is greeted with nods, waves and hugs from fellow students who haven’t seen him while the seniors were off to work on their senior projects. And everyone wants to know how he is and what he’s been doing. “I’ve been here for a very long time,” he said. “I know just about everyone.”
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DiGenova has attended Bear Creek since kindergarten and said one of the reasons everyone is so familiar with each other may be because the K-12 school is so small — this year’s enrollment was 762, with 220 in grades 9-12, according to the school’s website. This extends to the teachers as well. DiGenova, who grew up in Sammamish but now lives in Duvall, has nothing but praise for the Bear Creek faculty, saying they really connect with their students. He admitted that one of his favorite subjects is history because the teachers are more engaging than the subject itself. [ more GRADUATES page 5 ]
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