Rock Creek Bridge (#96) will be closed beginning Monday, Aug. 28, closing Northeast 152nd Avenue to through traffic. Northeast 279th Street will also be closed to through traffic east from Northeast 182nd Avenue. The closure will allow work to strengthen the bridge and ultimately remove the existing weight restriction. The closure is scheduled to last no more than 20 working days (through Sept. 17). Exact closure start and end dates are weather dependent and subject to change. 

UPDATE 8/28: due to extreme heat, the inspection of the bridge at the Gordy Jolma Family Natural Area will be rescheduled. The Aug. 28 inspections of the Highway 99 and I-5 railroad bridges will continue as scheduled. We will post here when we have confirmed a new inspection date for the rescheduled inspection. Original announcement continues below. 

Several bridges and a tunnel along the county's Chelatchie Prairie Railroad will be inspected the weeks of Aug. 14 and 28. Some of the inspections will result in traffic control on roads under the bridges. 

This week, Clark County Public Works is launching a campaign about driving safely in roadway work zones. The campaign is part of a pilot project and will test several strategies to share work zone safety messages with drivers. 

Clark County Public Works, Parks and Lands division is beginning a forest health thinning project at Spud Mountain, a Legacy Lands property. Spud Mountain is located north of Washougal and east of Hockinson. Thinning operations are expected to begin in 2024. 

The intersection of Northeast 99th Street and Northeast 107th Avenue will be closed to traffic beginning Monday, Aug. 14 for construction of a roundabout. The closure is expected to last 20 working days (through Sept. 2). Exact closure start and end dates are weather dependent. 

Signs and flaggers will direct traffic onto a detour. Drivers will be directed onto Northeast 105th Avenue on the east side and Northeast 110th Avenue on the west side of the closure. 

Klineline Pond at Salmon Creek Regional Park will be closed Thursday, Aug. 3 and Tuesday, Aug. 8 for parking lot repairs. The pond area of the park will be inaccessible to visitors. The closure will allow crews to resurface and restripe the parking lot. Visitors are reminded to avoid work sites and never enter areas that are closed with ropes, cones, signs, barricades or other devices.

Clark County Public Works, Parks and Lands division is hosting an open house about the future Minnehaha Neighborhood Park, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9. Participants can join in person or online. The park property is located on Northeast 17th Avenue, north of Northeast Minnehaha Street. 

County Council July 19 work session available on county website

Clark County is seeking public input on a draft Vancouver Lake Management Plan (VLMP). The goal of the plan is to restore and maintain the health of Vancouver Lake.

After receiving public comment during a July 19, county council work session, the county has extended the deadline for public comment to Wednesday, Aug. 2.

Lucia Falls Bridge #116 will be closed beginning Monday, Aug. 7. This will close Hantwick Road to through traffic. Northeast 279th Street will also be closed to through traffic east from Northeast 182nd Avenue. The closure will allow work to strengthen the bridge and ultimately remove the existing weight restriction. The closure is scheduled to last no more than 20 calendar days (through Aug. 26) but may be extended as needed. Exact closure start and end dates are weather dependent and subject to change.

The structures used as residences for former park caretakers and volunteer hosts at Daybreak and Lucia Falls Regional Parks will be demolished. As part of the Parks and Lands division's efforts to station volunteer park hosts within parks to promote security and reduce maintenance costs, the structures will be replaced with RV pads. No timeline on the completion of the RV pads and posting of the volunteer host positions is available at this time.