King Mountain Archives

Sunset Pond Trail

This new trail extension will close the gap in connecting three different neighborhoods with a regional trail and park destination site. This trail will connect users to the east-west segment the Squalicum Creek Trail, which heads west to future connections to Bellingham Bay. The completed project will also result in a loop trail around Sunset ... Read more

2020 TBD Projects and 40th Street Sidewalk

Project Overview: ES-0553 This project includes pedestrian and bicycle facility improvements throughout Bellingham including a new sidewalk on the east side of 40th Street from Elwood to Fielding and improvements at the Grant/Kentucky intersection. This will improve pedestrian and bicycle access. Funded by Street and Transportation Benefit District. Project Status – May 2021 Accomplishments: Project complete. Next Milestone: Close-out ... Read more

Squalicum Creek Re-route Phases 3 and 4

Project Overview: EV148 and EV156 The Squalicum Creek Re-route Phases 3 and 4 habitat enhancement projects builds on two prior phases to address water quality and fish habitat impacts to Squalicum Creek by Bug Lake and surrounding development. Bug Lake, a man-made gravel borrow pit that was created during the construction of I-5, is currently the ... Read more

James Street Multimodal Feasibility Study

Project Overview: ES549 In 2019, Public Works staff and TranspoGroup consultants engaged in a comprehensive corridor study to examine alternatives to converting 1.07-mile of the James Street corridor from Orchard Drive to Kellogg Road from a narrow rural roadway to an urban corridor with facilities for people walking, biking and riding WTA transit buses. Due to significant environmental ... Read more

Telegraph Road Multimodal Improvements

Project Overview: ES537 The project will upgrade and rehabilitate the Telegraph Road corridor from Deemer Road to James Street. The existing narrow rural road has limited, substandard pedestrian and bicycle facilities. This multimodal improvement project will reconstruct this corridor to a complete urban street, with typical amenities of multimodal features and services including sidewalks, streetlights, curbs, ... Read more

Woodstock Intersection Improvements

The Woodstock Intersection Improvements project will move the through movement of James Street onto Woodstock Way in a 20 mph curve. The project will also add bicycle lanes, sidewalks and stormwater treatment facilities to an enhanced treatment level.