Our goal is to provide Skagit County with satisfactory and safe motor vehicle traffic
The
Operations Division of Public Works maintains 801 miles of roadway,
traffic and pedestrian services, storm drainage, and bridges.
These areas are to be kept as close to their original condition
as possible. The county is portioned into three districts. The Special
Operations department maintains signs, guardrails and bridges.
The crew also handles special installations throughout the County.
Most
road work can only be done when the weather is dry and warm. Road
activity mainly revolves around the Chip
Sealing Program, which is the resurfacing of the roadway.
In Skagit County, we try to resurface a road every 7 years. This
seems to keep the maintenance down and the potholes at bay. Work
starts in the early spring, after the winter freeze and thaw cycles.
At that time of year, road supervisors are in the field, analyzing
which roads will need to be resurfaced. There is some prep work
before the actual chip sealing can occur.
(These lists subject to changes)
District 1 consists
of the area west of (including) LaConner Whitney, north of Highway 20
(to Old 99 N), west of (including) Old 99 North, and north of (not including)
Prairie Road. District One also includes Guemes Island. The Districts
ensures the quality of the road surface, shoulders and right of way. This
would include resurfacing the road, patching potholes, mowing and brush
cutting along the right of way, maintaining the shoulders, grading and
adding crushed rock to gravel roads, and cleaning out culverts and ditches.
District 2 starts
at the Snohomish County line North and consists of the area east of (not
including) LaConner Whitney, south of Highway 20 until it meets Highway
9, then south of the Skagit River to Loretta Creek, including the Lake
Cavanaugh area.
District 3 consists
of the area East of Old 99 North to, and including, Prairie Road, the
area north of the Skagit River to Loretta Creek and from that point east
includes from the Whatcom County line to the Snohomish County line.
Find WSDOT construction and maintenance projects in your area: WSDOT Home Page
Routine
maintenance not requiring dry, warm weather is done during
the winter season. These activities are drainage maintenance,
tree trimming, brush cutting, sign maintenance, guardrail repair,
shoulder maintenance and pot hole patching. We also respond
to emergencies brought on by winter storms. These might include
sanding icy roads, plowing snow and cleaning up after windstorms
and rainstorms.
To report road hazards or road issues please contact our Operations Division at:
360-416-1480.
All other Public Works related issues please call main number a:t 360-416-1400.
Hours of Operation Monday Friday 7:30am-4:30pm
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