Update 10/29: The bridge remains closed, and construction is expected to be complete by the second week of Nov.

Vancouver, Wash. –Clark County Public Works, Parks continues to repair and preserve the iconic wooden arch bridge at Moulton Falls Regional Park. The work, to be performed by a contractor, will include minor repairs to maintain the bridge’s structural integrity and refinishing the wood stain to protect the structure from weathering. 

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County is accepting applications to fill two vacancies on the seven-member Parks Advisory Board. Both openings are for terms that begin Jan. 1, 2025.

Board members typically serve three-year terms. Upon expiration of a term, a member can apply again. There is no limit on how many terms a member can serve. The Parks Advisory Board advises the Clark County Council and county staff on parks planning, acquisition, development, and related issues. Applicants must be residents of Clark County. 

The construction of a new picnic shelter at Klineline Pond is ready to resume. Construction began earlier this year but was paused this spring due to bald eagles nesting near the project site. Now that the eagles have left the nest, construction will resume.

Irreparable damage to the former Pondview shelter from a winter storm required demolition of the structure, and a new structure is being built in its place. Construction of the new shelter should be complete by November. 

Clark County Public Works, Parks will repair and restripe portions of the parking lots at Hockinson Meadows Community Park and Pacific Community Park.

Partial parking lot closures will occur during the following times:

Clark County Public Works has reopened the intersection at Northeast 119th Street and Northeast 152nd Avenue as the construction of the single-lane roundabout nears completion. The intersection is still an active construction zone as landscaping, permanent stripping and illumination work continues. Drivers are reminded to slow down for construction workers. 

Clark County Public Works Clean Water Division is hosting three community listening sessions to hear which services are most important to residents of Clark County. The listening sessions will offer residents small-group forums to share their comments prior to the Clean Water Division publishing a final Stormwater Rate Study for Clark County.

Clark County Public Works, Parks will replace Field 4-5 at Luke Jensen Sports Park in September. 

Work on the multiuse field will begin in the beginning of September and is expected to be completed by early November. Field 4-5 and a portion of the east parking lot will be closed during this time. Fields 1, 2 and 3 will remain open.

Clark County Public Works in late August will begin reconstructing the intersection of Northeast 179th Street and Northeast 50th Avenue. The addition of a left-turn lane on the East and West legs of the intersection will serve as an interim project until such time as a roundabout is warranted at this intersection to handle increased traffic associated with residential and commercial development. With anticipated growth in the area over the next 20 years, these upgrades aim to accommodate future traffic volumes while ensuring safety and mobility.

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Works, Parks is upgrading the existing play area at Sifton Neighborhood Park located at 7090 NE 131st Ave.

Work will begin towards the beginning of September and is expected to be completed in October. Visitors may encounter inconveniences such as temporarily closed sidewalks and construction noise. Visitors are reminded for their safety to stay out of work zones. 

Clark County has reopened the Vancouver Girls Softball Association fields on the Salmon Creek Greenway and the greenway trail that were closed earlier this week due to a water line break that caused a sewer line to overflow in the area. 

Clark County Public Works, Clark Public Utilities, Clark Regional Wastewater District and Clark County Public Health worked quickly to address the situation and take appropriate measures to reopen the facilities.