— from Charles Binford —

The San Juan County Public Works Department, in conjunction with the Deer Harbor Community Center and The Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee, is presenting a new BRIDGE STATUS UPDATE & QUESTION/ANSWER MEETING at 1 p.m. Tuesday April 1 in The Deer Harbor Community Center.

Colin Huntemer, PE, Senior Project Engineer, San Juan County Public Works Department will be at the meeting as will Rachael Dietzman, Director, San Juan County Public Works Department and Council person, Rick Hughes.

The timeline, (for now, but subject to change) for the Channel Road Bridge replacement looks like this:

  • Design (Type, Size and Location) February – March 2014
  • Preliminary Design and Environmental March – September 2014
  • Final Design and Permitting October- December 2014
  • PS&E December 2014
  • Advertise for Bids January 2015
  • Construction Award April 2015.

The public is invited and urged to participate in these important deliberations.