NEWS
(LYMAN)– North Cascades Highway travelers will soon see a permanent speed limit reduction along a mile-long stretch of State Route 20 through Lyman in Skagit County. The speed limit will be reduced from 55 mph to 50 mph in both directions of SR 20 through Lyman between mileposts 73.63 and 74.73. The decision to reduce the speed limit was made in response to community safety concerns, a review of speed and collision data, and coordination with the town of Lyman, according to a news release from the Washington State Department of Transportation. WSDOT maintenance crews will replace the existing speed limit signs with new signs the (read more)
(STANWOOD)- Emergency repairs are now underway on a critically vulnerable, 5,000-foot section of the Skagit Bay Dike that was severely damaged by recent winter storms and ongoing coastal erosion. The City of Stanwood joined local, tribal, county, state and federal partners on Thursday, July 30, 2026, to break ground on the first phase of the Skagit Bay Dike Project, also known as the Diking District 7 Fish Passage and Levee Improvements Project. Over the next several weeks, contractors will rebuild and reinforce the section of the dike that is in the most critical condition, according to a news release from the City (read more)
(MOUNT VERNON)– Two overnight maintenance paving projects are planned near Mount Vernon on State Route 538/College Way and SR 20/North Cascades Highway starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. SR 538/College Way Paving will take place from 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, to 5 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, with eastbound SR 538 traffic shifting into the center lane between Leigh Drive and Windsor Drive (milepost 1), according to a news release from the Washington State Department of Transportation. SR 20/North Cascades Highway Paving will take place from 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, to 4:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, the right lane of westbound SR 20 will close near Farm to Market (read more)
(SEDRO-WOOLLEY)– State Route 9 will be reduced to a single-lane bypass with alternating traffic for 42 days around the clock beginning Monday, Aug. 3, north of Sedro-Woolley. During the continuous lane reduction, contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will install an 18-foot box culvert beneath SR 9 to remove a barrier blocking fish migration along a tributary to Hansen Creek, according to a news release from WSDOT. Beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, Aug. 3, a temporary traffic signal will alternate traffic along a bypass road around the clock for 42 days south of Kalloch Road (milepost 59). Most of the construction of the (read more)
(MOUNT VERNON)– The City of Mount Vernon and the Mount Vernon Fire Department (MVFD) have announced that they have eliminated cross-staffing at Fire Station 3 and improved their 4-minute response time coverage by an estimated 33% citywide, according to a news release from the city. “We hired six new firefighter/EMTs this year so that we could fully staff all three stations.” says Mount Vernon Fire Chief Bryan Harris, “Improving our response times is a big deal because having enough firefighters arrive quickly is crucial for limiting the rapid spread of fire and increases the chances of survival and property preservation. It's (read more)