Neighbors and community members are invited to learn about upcoming sidewalk and roadway safety improvements for Northeast Hazel Dell Avenue. Northeast Hazel Dell Avenue is a two-lane urban arterial roadway used by up to 800 vehicles per hour. In sections where sidewalks are missing pedestrians must walk on rough, uneven terrain on the narrow roadway shoulder. Schools and public transit facilities in the area create high volumes of pedestrian traffic. Missing sidewalks in an area with high volumes of vehicle and pedestrian traffic creates significant safety concerns for all users. Clark County Public Works will address these issues through sidewalk and roadway safety improvements.

Public Works staff will host a virtual open house from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 9, via WebEx. Residents will learn about the project’s design, environmental impacts and construction timeline from county staff and project consultants. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and offer comments. To ask questions or make comments during the meeting, registration  at https://clark.wa.gov/public-works/ne-hazel-dell-ave-sidewalk is required. Registrants will receive a confirmation email with a link to join the meeting. Those who do not register can listen in by dialing 1-408-418-9388 and entering meeting number 2492 518 3549 and password 0309, when prompted. Callers using this method cannot use the chat function or be unmuted to submit verbal questions/comments.

Community members are encouraged to email questions to the project manager before the presentation. A recording of the meeting will be available on the project website within five business days.

More information can be found on the county’s website https://clark.wa.gov/public-works/ne-hazel-dell-ave-sidewalk. Residents can receive the latest news from Public Works by following the department on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and by reading agency announcements on NextDoor.

CONTACT:
Scott Fakler, project manager, Public Works
564.397.4394, scott.fakler@clark.wa.gov

Kaley McLachlan-Burton, interim Community Engagement and Inclusion manager, Public Works, 360.946.7584, kaley.mclachlan-burton@clark.wa.gov