Road Closure Henley Street at Forsberg 10/15-10/17/19

October 7, 2019

The Whatcom County Public Works Department will close Henley Street at Forsberg Road, starting on Tuesday, October 15th at 8:00 a.m. through Thursday, October 17th 4:00 p.m., for a cross tile installation project. The closed section is abou...

Week of 10/06/19 Planned Ferry Terminal Repair Work Cancelled

Due to circumstances outside our control, the overnight repair work on the Gooseberry Point and Lummi Island ferry terminals that was scheduled for the week of 10/6/19 has been cancelled. We will revisit this maintenance plan during the 1st QTR 2020.

Roberts Road Opening 10.1.19

Whatcom County and Strider Construction, Inc. are pleased to announce that Roberts Road at Anderson Creek is now open.

10/16/19 Planned Serv ice Outage for the Lummi Island Ferry

There will be necessary inspection and maintenance activities to the Lummi Island and Gooseberry Point terminal facilities on Wednesday, October 16, 2019.

Accordingly the Whatcom Chief will not be in service from 10:10 a.m. to approximately 3:00.

4th Quarter 2019 Punch Card Sale Dates at Lummi Island Ferry Office

The next three Lummi Island punch card sales dates are:

October 2, 2019

November 6, 2019

December 4, 2019

Punch card sales will be 12 pm to 3:15 pm at the Lummi Island ferry office.

Birch Bay Drive/Pt. Whitehorn Road Drainage Improvements-Begins 9/16/19

Iverson Earth Works, LLC will construct stormwater improvements along Birch Bay Drive between Holeman Ave and Pt. Whitehorn Road. This work will begin Monday, September 16, 2019 and will continue for approximately 9 weeks, weather dependent.

Flynn Road/Fishtrap Creek Bridge No. 51 Weight Restriction

During recently completed biennial inspection of this bridge deterioration in the timber girders was discovered. As a result, this bridge will be restricted to 5 tons until temporary repairs can be completed. Effective immediately.

07/03/19 Updated Gooseberry Point Loading Procedures for the Whatcom County Ferry

A zipper merge is the way to go!

West Badger Road Closure

West Badger Road will be closed approximately 1-mile west of Guide Meridian (SR 539) beginning Monday, June 24 for the W. Badger Rd/Bertrand Creek Bridge No. 50 Replacement Project.

Roberts Road Closure 4/25/19

Roberts Road will be closed beginning Monday, April 29, 2019, north of Goshen Road for the Roberts Road/Anderson Creek Bridge No. 249 Replacement Project. A signed detour route will be in in place