Birch Bay Drive construction rescheduled to August 28, repaving set for next spring

Preliminary work for the Birch Bay Drive construction project is scheduled to start Monday, August 28, though the repaving has now been delayed to next spring. Permitting delays pushed the project start date from earlier this summer.

Whatcom County Public Works Department contractors will work until about September 15, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, for the first part of the Birch Bay Drive Paving Rehabilitation Project, according to a public works announcement. Crews will repair damaged sewer outfall and work on sidewalks, curbs and gutters, crosswalks, signage and short landscaping walls. Intermittent shoulder and partial lane closures are expected.

Public works rescheduled grinding and paving to next spring, subject to change depending on the weather.

Critical project permitting approvals delayed the repaving project from its original start date in mid-July. The project will repave 2 ¼ miles of Birch Bay Drive, from Jackson to Alderson roads and Lora Lane to Shintaffer Road. Harborview Road is also included, from Birch Bay Drive to Birch Bay-Lynden Road.

Public works plans to provide project updates in the coming weeks and before repaving is scheduled next spring. To sign up for text or email updates, visit the Whatcom County website.