Clark County Public Works has started a repair project to address damaged, decaying or missing timber elements, including piles, posts, stringers, braces, and ties, on bridges along the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad. Additional repairs include replacing deficient abutment walls, sloughing approach ballast, and missing or loose bolts and other connection hardware. Several of the bridges are closed to rail traffic due to their condition. 

As the owner of the railroad, the County is required by law to maintain the infrastructure to meet regulatory requirements. 

The week of Sept. 30, contractors will be working on the bridge in the Gordy Jolma Family Natural Area. The contractor will temporarily block the trail at times when work is happening above or close to the trail. Visitors will be allowed to pass through the trail with slight delays.

Construction is weather-dependent and is scheduled to be complete by mid-December.

More information is available on the project webpage: clark.wa.gov/public-works/railroad-projects. 

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