Boss Bill notes the source of flag pins handed out recently.

South Bend, Washington - Effective July 31, 2009, the Pacific County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will no longer be utilized as a meeting room.  The Pacific County Emergency Management Agency (PCEMA) intends to keep the EOC ready for activation 24/7 in the event of an emergency.

GRAYS HARBOR - Aberdeen and Hoquiam drivers may see temporary delays along streets in the two cities on Tuesday, June 16 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. WSDOT crews will be taking core samples along city streets to test their structural integrity.

The work is part of WSDOT's planning for a new pontoon construction site to build pontoons for the SR 520 floating bridge. Construction of the site will begin in 2010. The pontoon construction work will bring heavy truck traffic to some streets in the area.

WSDOT is currently evaluating two candidate sites to build a new pontoon construction facility in Grays Harbor - one in Hoquiam and one in Aberdeen. 

CONSTRUCTION

US 101, West Fork Hoquiam River Bridge
Neal Uhlmeyer, Project Engineer, 360-533-9352 www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/us101/forkhoquiamriverbridge/
This $3.6 million project replaces two aging bridges that cross the West Fork Hoquiam River, mileposts 98.13 and 99.5. The project is scheduled for completion in summer 2009.
DAYS: Monday - Friday
TIME: 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
DESCRIPTION: Bridge replacement. Southbound lane closure from mileposts 98.07 to 98.2 and from mileposts 99.4 to 99.6.
LOCATION: Both directions of US 101, Hoquiam River Bridge, mileposts 98 to 99.
EXPECT: Long-term lane closure and signal-controlled, alternating one-way traffic at both locations, 24 hours a day until further notice.

CONSTRUCTION

SR 3, Jct. US 101 to Mill Creek Bridge - Safety
Jeff Cook, Project Engineer, 360-412-3420
This safety improvement project provides new centerline rumble strips, upgraded guardrail, new signs and new roadway striping on a portion of SR 3 south of Shelton.
DAYS: Monday - Friday
TIME: 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
DESCRIPTION: Guardrail removal and replacement. Roadway striping.
LOCATION: Both directions of SR 3, from US 101 to Mill Creek Bridge near Shelton, mileposts 0.00 to 0.97.
EXPECT: One-way, alternating traffic.