In 2018, the US Supreme Court affirmed a court ruling that required the State of Washington to replace culverts with the worst impacts on fish habitat by 2030. The culvert going under SR 522 at Jack in the Box (6100 NE Bothell Way) is one of those culverts.
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is preparing to replace that culvert, and the size of the project will be large enough to impact Jack in the Box. As a result, the State will purchase the Jack In the Box property. To make way for the culvert and the stream, the Jack in the Box building is planned to be demolished.
The stream will be "daylighted" where Jack in the Box now stands. Learn how WSDOT is reconnecting streams under state highways to improve fish passage around the state here. For questions, please contact WSDOT project managers: eric.zackula@wsdot.wa.gov and kenneth.ezeokeke@wsdot.wa.gov.
Source: City of Kenmore Top 4, Jan. 17, 2025
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