Slater Road/Jordan Creek Fish Passage Project

Slater Rd./Jordan Creek Project Map

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Slater Road/Jordan Creek Construction Pictures

Project Update 11-16-17


Friday morning, November 17th, the two temporary stop signs on Unick Road at the Elder Road intersection will be removed. These temporary stop signs were installed as part of the local detour route for this project. To facilitate this traffic revision, on both the north and south legs of Elder Road approaching Unick Road, two additional signs will be installed; one that reads "TRAFFIC REVISION AHEAD" and one that reads "CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP".
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Project Update 11-13-17



Whatcom County and Razz Construction are pleased to announce that Slater Road at Jordan Creek was opened to traffic at 4:00 pm, Friday, November 10th. With favorable weather conditions over the past couple of weeks final project elements were completed sooner than expected.

Please note that there will be intermittent flagged one lane closures the week of November 13th as final project details are wrapped up.

Detour signs on both the local detour route and truck route have also been removed with two important exceptions; the temporary stop signs installed on Grandview Road at the Kickerville Road intersection will remain as will the temporary stop signs on Unick Road at the Elder Road intersection. Additional outreach work needs to be completed before these temporary stop signs can be safely removed.

We would like to thank everyone again for your patience as we worked to complete this very important project.

Project Update 10-25-17



Recently completed work items include:

  • Construction of the new Jordan Creek stream channel
  • Placement of the bridge traffic barrier
  • New water main
  • Roadway drainage elements
Upcoming major work items include:

  • Approach roadway work
  • Paving
  • Guardrail installation
  • Pavement markings
  • Landscaping
Slater Road is closed just west of Elder Road during construction, It is anticipated that Slater Road will be re-opened to traffic by Thanksgiving. As a number of remaining work elements are weather dependent the opening date is subject to change.

​Project Update 10-3-17



Recently completed work items include placement of both concrete approach slabs as well as on-going project activities which include:

  • Construction of the new Jordan Creek stream channel.
  • Construction of approach roadways
  • Installation of roadway drainage elements
  • Preparation for placement of the bridge traffic barrier
Slater Road is closed just west of Elder Road during construction. It is anticipated that Slater Road will be re-opened to traffic by Thanksgiving. As a number of remaining work elements are weather dependent the opening date is subject to change.

​Project Update 9-14-17



Recently completed major work items include placement of the concrete deck for the new bridge earlier this week. In addition, work is progressing on the reconstruction of the Jordan Creek stream channel.

Upcoming major work items will include completion of the new stream channel, bridge approach slabs and approach roadway work.

Slater Road is closed just west of Elder Road during construction. It is anticipated that Slater Road will be reopened to traffic in late 2017.

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​Project Updates 8-25-17


Recently completed major work items for the new bridge structure include:

  • intermediate and end diaphragms
  • girder stops
  • wing walls
Upcoming major work items include placement of the new concrete bridge deck which is scheduled for early September and work on the reconstruction of Jordan Creek.

Slater Road is closed just west of Elder Road during construction. It is anticipated that Slater Road will be reopened to traffic in late 2017.

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​Project Update-7-27-17

  • The placement of the five precast concrete girders which included work on site last night (7/26/17) has been successfully completed.
  • We would like to thank everyone for their cooperation during the night work.
Location:    Slater Road at Jordan Creek located approximately 800-feet west of Elder Road.

Project Details:     This project consists of replacing an existing deteriorating 10-foot wide by 7-foot tall steel arch culvert under Slater Road at Jordan Creek with an approximately 140-foot span bridge. Work will also include improvements to Jordan Creek to improve fish passage. 
                             

Traffic Limitations:  Slater Road will be closed at this location during construction which is expected to start in the spring of 2017 and run
through late 2017/early 2018. A signed detour route will be in place during construction which will likely include Elder Road, Unich Road and Lake Terrell Road for local traffic and I-5, Grandview Road, Kickerville Road, and Lake Terrell Road for truck traffic. A copy of the detour route can be viewed at the following link:

        Detour Plan        
         Slater Jordan Creek Mailing #1
         Slater Jordan Creek Mailing #2
         Slater Jordan Creek Mailing #3
 Night Work Notification

Whatcom County Public Works will be utilizing Twitter to get out real time updates regarding road closures. To receive live Twitter updates of changing conditions at this site over the coming fall/winter search for and follow: @WhatcomCoPWA. To set up a new account go to www.twitter.com or download the Twitter app on your phone/tablet.