2024 Playground Package – Bloedel Donovan Park & Rock Hill Park Playgrounds

The existing playground equipment in both parks is tired and weather-beaten. Both playgrounds were installed in 1999. Rock Hill’s playground lacks ADA access. This project is to replace both playgrounds that will meet current park safety standards and ADA access. Near term tasks include hiring design professionals (land surveyor, landscape architect, geotechnical and civil engineer) ... Read more

Meador Avenue and James Street Whatcom Creek Bridge Replacement Projects

Aerial view of bridge going over Whatcom Creek
Project Overview: ER015 & ER016 James Street and Meador Avenue are federally classified major collectors serving the surrounding neighborhoods in the middle of Bellingham. The two bridges to be replaced cross over Whatcom Creek and are nearly identical. They were originally built in 1936 and rebuilt in 1962. Both are built on timber piers which ... Read more

State-Ellis Bridge Replacement

Whatcom Creek flowing under the State-Ellis Street bridge
Project Overview: ER014 The State-Ellis Bridge across Whatcom Creek was a timber structure bridge supported by wooden piles located at the intersection of State and Ellis streets. The bridge was built in the 1930’s and gradually deteriorated over time, requiring replacement. The new bridge structure is a single span concrete structure over Whatcom Creek. The ... Read more

Whatcom Creek Trunk Main

​​​​​​​​​​​Project Overview: EU182 This project re-lined a 1909 sewer trunk main along Whatcom Creek from Nevada right-of-way West to the State/York intersection. The goal of the project is to extend the life of the egg-shaped pipe by re-lining the interior. Videos of the interior of the main showed deterioration in the pipe including holes and ... Read more

Lincoln-Lakeway Multimodal Transportation Study

​​​​​​​​​​​​​Project Overview:​ ES-0555​ In 2020, Public Works led a multi-agency p​roject team with staff from WTA, WSDOT, WCOG and transportation planning and engineering consultants in a comprehensive multimodal transportation study for the area generally bounded by the Samish/I-5 interchange on the south; Samish-Maple-Ellis corridor on the west; Iowa/I-5 interchange on the north; and Puget Street on the east (see ... Read more

2020 TBD Projects and 40th Street Sidewalk

​​​​Project Overview: ES553 This project included pedestrian and bicycle facility improvements throughout Bellingham, including a new sidewalk on the east side of 40th Street from El​wood to Fielding and improvements at the Grant/Kentucky intersection. Funded by Street and Transportation Benefit District. ​ 40th Street Project Fencing The construction of the new 40th Street sidewalk along the ... Read more