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KITTITAS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS—BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT STUDY SESSION DATE: April 28, 2025 TOPIC: Pioneer Road Outlet ACTION REQUESTED: Informational Only; No action required LEAD STAFF: Cameron Curtis RECOMMENDATION: Informational Only; No action required BRIEFING SUMMARY: • Pioneer Road is a dead-end road without a sufficiently sized turnaround. • Bowers Road was extended to Reecer Creek in 2006, and bollards connected by a steel cable were installed at the end of Pioneer Road to prevent Pioneer from becoming a through street. This was likely due to public comments from the residents living on Pioneer Road. • The bollards were replaced with permanent barriers in 2021 due to safety concerns. • The permanent barriers were replaced with temporary barriers earlier this spring as a precautionary measure while construction was taking place on Bender Road. • Moving forward, Public Works intends to reinstall a locking gate capable of being opened by emergency services or when deemed necessary for detouring traffic. Public Works also evaluated reinstalling permanent barriers and officially opening the road to through traffic to Bowers. BACKGROUND: Bowers Road was extended from Airport Road to Reecer Creek Road in 2006. Pioneer Road existed prior to the Bowers Road extension and was never opened as a through street to Bowers (Exhibit A). The connection to Bowers Road was built and blocked off with removable bollards connected by a steel cable. At the time, the residents of Pioneer Road submitted a petition against the extension of Bowers and the connection of Pioneer to Bowers. In 2021, the removable bollards and steel cable were deemed unsafe for pedestrians. Public Works removed the bollards and installed permanent type 3 barricades. Those barricades were not removable and altering or removing them required additional time and resources. Page 1 of 3 Public Works"Work Session Staff Report",2024