SEATTLE — People living next to the creek near 35th Avenue have dealt with flooding for decades during heavy rains, and salmon had found the concrete culvert inhospitable.
"The capacity through this area will be utilized by the new floodplain that we're creating," said project manager Jason Sharpley with Seattle Public Utilities.
The old channel was only 6 feet wide, and that would result in flooding over the 35th Avenue bridge, while inundating nearby homes and Nathan Hale High School.
The project restoring the creek costs $7 million and should be done by September, says Seattle Public Utilities. The 35th Avenue bridge should be open by November.