Date:  Thursday, March 12, 2009

Contact: Bronlea Mishler, WSDOT communications, 360-757-5947 (Burlington)
Chris Damitio, WSDOT project engineer, 360-788-7400 (Bellingham)

BELLINGHAM – Crews have decided to delay the start of panel repair work on I-5 near Bellingham by one week because of the recent stretch of cold weather.

Night work was scheduled to begin Monday near Ferndale and Wednesday near the Bakerview exit in Bellingham. Instead, crews hope to begin work Monday, March 16. Work scheduled for Wednesday has been canceled.

This five-month, $2.8 million I-5 pavement repair project is expected to employ more than 25 workers and three local construction companies.

If the weather cooperates, crews will close the right lane of southbound I-5 near the Nooksack River Bridge on Monday, March 16, at 7 p.m. Work will occur from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays for up to three months. Crews will work south toward the Bakerview exit in Bellingham (exit 258).

This project will extend the life of I-5 by up to 20 years for the approximately 25,000 drivers who use it I-5 daily. For more information about this I-5 pavement repair, visit the project Web page at www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/I5/Bakerview_NooksackRiverBridge.  

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