67th Ave Rail Trail Crossing

Project Description

The City of Arlington upgraded the BNSF Centennial Trail crossing at 67th Avenue in 2020. Project included upgrading the railroad signal system to LED, installing an additional pedestrian warning light, and modifying the railroad crossing surface for realignment of pedestrian/bike path.

Project Benefits

  • Improve crossing angle
  • Increase pedestrian safety
  • Improve visibility

Project Cost and Funding

  • Engineer’s Estimate $228,000
  • Funding sources:
    • Federal Section 130 Grant
    • City of Arlington Multimodal funds

Project Schedule

  • Designed by TerraVista NW
  • Construction late summer 2020


Project Documents

Project Updates

  • July 16, 2019 - Easement with BNSF signed
  • August 18, 2020 - Construction to begin
  • August 18 & 19, 2020 - BNSF to replace rails and paneling, Centennial trail will be closed during this time.
  • September 14 - Construction to begin on the realignment of the Centennial Trail Crossing on 67th Ave NE. The Centennial trail will be closed approximately 35 days during the construction period from 204th St Ne to 191st St NE. Trial users please see the Detour Map for an alternative route. North bound traffic will be down to one lane. Please expect small delays in this area.
  • Paving was completed on Friday October 9th.  The Centennial Trail will re-open once the striping has been finished. 
  • October 20 - Permanent striping was done yesterday and the trail is OPEN to all users.
  • March 22 - Friday, March 19th, BNSF installed the LED rail/trail crossing system.