Orcas Road now open for traffic — at 25 mph — while project wraps up

By Lin McNulty|2019-07-17T15:02:52-07:00July 17th, 2019|Comments Off

— from Shannon Wilbur for San Juan County Public Works —

SJC chip sealing the west lane of Orcas Road on July 15. The pilot car is leading traffic in the east lane.

Orcas Road is open to traffic! It has been chip sealed and the detour has been removed north of McNallie.

Note that the speed limit continues to be 25 mph for the near term.

So what’s next?

Topsoil will be applied alongside the road for stormwater filter strips
Guardrail will be installed next week
The road will be fog-sealed in a few weeks
Centerline and shoulder striping will be added in August
Hydroseeding will take place in the fall

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