The City of Burien announced Thursday (Jan. 20th) that it will be closing a section of Ambaum Blvd. for construction work on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 25th and 26th.
A one-block section of Ambaum, just south of SW 116th Street (see map below) will be closed for repair work of the storm drainage system. Short detours will be set up in both directions, with police officers directing traffic. Vehicles will be directed east to 12th Ave. S. on SW 116th St. and SW 118th St. to bypass the construction area.
Metro buses that service Ambaum Boulevard also will use the detour.
The road work and closure on Ambaum is weather-permitting; it will be postponed in the event of rain.
Ambaum will be reopened on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 27th and 28th, but will be down to one lane in both directions at SW 122nd Street because of continued storm drainage work.
The traffic disruptions will move south on Ambaum in the weeks and months ahead as construction on the storm drainage system and sidewalks continue south to SW 156th Street.
