NEWS
(SKAGIT COUNTY)- Compostable or biodegradable dog poop bags may be marketed as the perfect solution to scooping sustainably, but they can cause more harm than good in our environment. Despite their eco-friendly branding, these bags don’t break down in nature. Community members are encouraged to scoop up their dog poop and carry it all the way to the trash can, rather than leaving the full bags on trails or in our parks, according to a news release from Skagit County. Biodegradable and compostable plastics require special conditions to break down. Those conditions are not found in nature, so (read more)
(SKAGIT COUNTY)- Starting July 16th, contractors will be grinding and paving Old Highway 99 N between Dahlstedt Road and the Samish River Bridge. Work hours are from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays with no weekend work anticipated. This project is expected to be complete in ten working days on July 30th, according to a news release from Skagit County. Advance warning signs will be posted to alert motorists of the pavement work. Lane closures are anticipated during construction and there will be traffic delays. Temporary traffic control will include the use of a pilot car, flaggers, small barricades, (read more)
(SEDRO-WOOLLEY)- There will be temporary traffic impacts for pavement grinding on N Reed Street and Portobello Avenue in Sedro-Woolley during the week of July 15th. The 2024 Pavement and Pedestrian Improvements Project consists of preparing N Reed Street between SR 20 and Sapp Road for a full width asphalt overlay and preparing Portobello Avenue for a full width asphalt overlay between N Fruitdale Road and East Gateway Heights Loop, according to a news release from the city. The preparation work on both roads will include grinding the existing asphalt along the curb lines before placing a 2-inch lift of asphalt. N (read more)
(LYNDEN)– Travelers should expect to see construction activities on State Route 546, near Northwood Road in Lynden, starting at 8 a.m. on Monday, July 15. The work is due to modifications to the Kamm Ditch fish passage project, according to a news release from the Washington State Department of Transportation. Travelers will see single-lane closures through the duration of the project followed by a five-day full road closure of SR 546 from 5 p.m. Sunday, July 21, until 5 a.m. Friday, July 26. After the full closure, single-lane closures will continue through the end of July. Construction is expected to wrap up before the Northwest (read more)
(BELLINGHAM)- Starting in July, you may see workers, vehicles, sampling equipment, dredging machinery, construction materials, cranes, boats and barges along the shoreline and in the water at the I & J Waterway contaminated sediment site on the Bellingham waterfront. One portion of the site is entering the cleanup phase, with construction crews dredging contaminated sediment. Another portion is in an earlier engineering design phase, with scientists sampling sediment as they assess the type and extent of contamination, according to a news release from Ecology. The dredging operation will remove approximately 18,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from the area adjacent to (read more)