Come one, come all: Open houses to learn about upcoming Whatcom & Island County projects

By Ally Barrera

After being cooped up for what felt like an eternity by a relentless march of snowstorms, my colleagues and I are able to get out into the network and meet with the public about our upcoming construction projects.



With a hectic construction season on tap for Whatcom and Island counties, there are a number of opportunities coming as much as read about what's occurring and have your questions answered.



This year's initiatives include:

Rehabilitating extra than 45 miles of road pavement
Improving fish passage by means of five creeks and tributaries
Building a brand new roundabout
Preserving and repainting one in every of Washington's most iconic bridges
Painting the Deception Pass Bridge is just one of the many projects
coming to Island and Whatcom counties this summer.

These occasions provide us a risk to pay attention your stories, your problems and get your feedback. Here's what's coming up:



Thursday, Feb. 21 - Mt. Baker Highway network event

1-4 p.m. on the Deming Library

Come pay attention about this summer's pavement resurfacing tasks on SR 542, as nicely because the Tawes Creek fish passage undertaking going on on SR 9 within the city of Van Zandt.



Tuesday, Feb. 26 - Bellingham tasks open house

5:30-7:30 p.m. at Bellingham Christian School

We'll talk about the NULL paving tasks going on on a 23-mile stretch of SR 542 from Bellingham to the city of Kendall. We've also invited the City of Bellingham, Whatcom County, and different companions to enroll in us for this occasion if you've got questions for them, too.



Tuesday, March 12 - Island County open house

5:30-7:30 p.m. at Oak Harbor High School

If you desire news about all of our 2019 tasks going on in Island County - adding the repainting of Deception Pass Bridge and the brand new roundabout coming to SR 20 - it is the occasion for you. If you cannot make it Tuesday, Deception Pass State Park will even grasp an occasion on Saturday, March 16, and can have extra news on the Deception Pass Bridge project.
A 23-mile stretch of SR 542 between Bellingham
and Kendall will be paved this summer.

If you will not be capable to make the open residence on your network and have comments or questions, you'll be ready to e-mail me your mind at barrera@wsdot.wa.gov. We're watching ahead to assembly a few of you this month and next. Thank you for being concerned on your network and getting engaged within the conversation to assist hold your household and all of Washington transferring forward.

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