Problems and Recommendations
Problems
High number of accidents
- 66 accidents on SR 99 in the vicinity of Raye, Halladay, and Dexter Street
- 1 disabling injury accidents.
- 6 evident injury accidents.
- Significant increases in the number of accidents are anticipated due to the traffic congestion and queuing in this area.
Traffic congestion
- During the current PM peak period, southbound traffic can take 4.5 minutes to reach the Queen Anne Drive / Raye St. / 4th Avenue intersection from midspan of the Aurora Bridge.
- The current queue also significantly slows the southbound through traffic on SR 99 across the Aurora Bridge.
- Year 2030 peak queues on southbound SR 99 to Queen Anne are projected to extend across the Aurora Bridge, unless improvements are made.
Causes
- Currently, traffic slows and often stops to exit at Halladay and Raye streets resulting in queues, increased congestion, and accidents on SR 99.
- Traffic queues up from the Queen Anne Drive / Raye St. / 4th Avenue intersection (the intersection west of SR 99 on Queen Anne Drive) onto the Aurora Bridge.
Recommendations
Below are links illustrating the four stages to improve Queen Anne Access. Detailed pages describing the proposed improvements for Halladay Street and Raye Street Intersections are also available.
Benefits
- Reduced accident potential caused by vehicles stopped on the SR 99 through lanes to exit at Raye St. or Halladay St. By eliminating this "stopped" condition and vehicle queues from the Queen Anne Drive / Raye St. / 4th Avenue intersection, the potential for accidents is decreased.