The Bellevue City Council on Monday, July 19 awarded a contract to AGR Contracting for improvements to the Coal Creek Southeast 60th Street Trailhead.

The $67,000 project will improve access to the Coal Creek Natural Area from the Newport Hills neighborhood. It includes installation of a crushed rock pathway, trailhead landscaping, post and rail fencing, signage, rock and vegetated retaining walls, and the creation of three parking stalls. The project is scheduled to be finished this fall.

The Coal Creek Natural Area was acquired from King County in 2004, and is the largest park in Bellevue’s parks and open space system. The site contains 4.5 miles of trails that provide regional, non-motorized, recreational use. Existing trailheads to the park are limited and have remained mostly unimproved.