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HomeMy WebLinkAboutord2013-035 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 2013-202 CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to: JPR 5/13/2013 6/18/13 Public Works Originator: Introduction Division Head: JPR 5/13/2013 R E C IE ll /J F D 7/9/13 u u I� V Hearing Dept.Head: •s/a% MAY 28 2013 Prosecutor: t I- 0512.01/3 WHATCOM COUNTY Purchasing/Budget: UN C I Executive: i S/a.,///3 CO V U1Vl� L TITLE OF DO NT: Ordinance closing a portion of Boundary Road (at SR 539) ATTACHMENTS: 1. Memo to County Executive and Council 2. Ordinance 3. Vicinity map 4. Letter dated 4/17/13 from Washington State DOT requesting closure SEPA review required? ( ) Yes ( X ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing? (X) Yes ( ) NO SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( X ) NO Requested Date: 6/18/2013 SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: (If this item is an ordinance or requires a public hearing,you must provide the language for use in the required public notice. Be specific and cite RCW or WCC as appropriate. Be clear in explaining the intent of the action.) Whatcom County has been requested by Washington State Dept. of Transportation to close Boundary Road where it intersects with SR 539 south of the international border. The closure will allow WSDOT to proceed with their project to enhance the border crossing by shifting SR 539 200 ft. east onto this portion of Boundary Road. WSDOT will add a truck lane, a NEXUS lane, install new illumination systems, construct new stormwater treatment facilities and install new ITS systems. Closing this portion of Boundary Road will allow WSDOT to re grade,pave, sign and stripe the road. COMMITTEE ACTION: COUNCIL ACTION: 6/18/2013: Discussed 6/18/2013: Introduced 7/09/2013: Council Adopted 7-0 Ord. 2013-035 Related County Contract#: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number: Ord. 2013-035 Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewingand printing on the County's website at: www.co.whatcom.wa.us/council. SPONSORED BY: Consent PROPOSED BY: Public Works -Engineering INTRODUCTION DATE: 06/04/13 ORDINANCE NO.2013-035 CLOSING A PORTION OF BOUNDARY ROAD WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council has been requested by the Washington State Department of Transportation(WSDOT)to close a portion of Boundary Road at SR 539, and WHEREAS, WSDOT is improving the International Border Crossing by reconfiguring the SR 539 approach to the International Boundary at the Lynden-Aldergrove Crossing by reconstructing SR 539 where Boundary Road now exists, and WHEREAS, the design requires that this portion of Boundary Road be closed for the facility to be built, and WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council is authorized to close the road according to the provisions of RCW 36.32.120. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that the Public Works Department of Whatcom County is hereby directed, subject to further consideration for re-establishing access'for adjoining property owners and the public,to close this portion of Boundary Road at SR 539 to vehicular traffic.L. \`�N �D'43is 9th day of July , 2013. 4ii\s`<\�, KC G 04 <'�,�': WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL "*-1�� WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON 4 Gana : I 16 3 avis,.Cgtincil Clerk athy Kershner, Council Chair f,Jf••,1,1111111111 1�t 6\ APPROVED AS TO FORM: $Approved ()Denied Ic.74inza.lijibn.rj 41 Chief Civil Deputy Prosecutor Jack . s, Exec tive Date: 41 i i a- o i 3 Iff Vicinity Map Boundary Road Closure 3 Ave 3 Ave Matsqui Indian Aldergrove Port Reserve 4 2 Ave 2 Ave Canada of Entry ° 1 Ave U S F Boundary Rd Q Ave Portion Boundary Rd. to be closed oc t v M_ 2 H St Rd a) a) a E Praine Rd °' ©2010 NAVTEQ©AND©2013 Microsoft Corpo itlon �,IIIF n114,�T [0.°' GQNV � 20/3 N Road Closure H414 processed by map 7111/1