King County Water and Land Resources Division (WLRD) will prepare final design documents and implement a floodplain reconnection and salmon habitat restoration project on the left bank lower Cedar River near the Mouth of Taylor Creek reach (RM 13.1-13.5). The future restoration project will reconnect up to 16 acres of the Cedar River floodplain and remove up to 600 feet of the Rutledge Johnson levee, with the goal of restoring riverine processes that benefit Chinook, coho, and steelhead trout. Final design products will include secured permits, public outreach, stakeholder coordination, design reports, and a construction bid package that contains plans, specifications, and cost estimate based on appropriate engineering and environmental analyses. Funding will also be applied to implementation of the project. This project was awarded 2020 funding from PSAR and WRIA 8 Cooperative Watershed Management grants for Conceptual Design (CWM) and awarded partial final design funding from CWM in 2022. The project is on track to complete construction in 2024. The project will improve in-stream and off-channel salmon habitat and function by increasing channel complexity, creating more diverse flow conditions, and facilitating more direct connections to floodplain habitats. Under existing conditions, juvenile salmonid habitat is largely confined to the mainstem river through the project area, which severely limits rearing and refuge for Chinook and other species.