Update on Highway 9 Construction in Skagit County

 

SR 9 Lake Creek bridge deck poured

Our contractor crews poured the concrete deck for the new SR 9 Lake Creek bridge on Aug. 24, and the project should be complete by mid-September as scheduled. As the bridge deck cures, crews will continue to build the new creek bed and complete other necessary work.

 

Why is WSDOT building a bridge on SR 9 at Lake Creek?
Lake Creek passes through a culvert under State Route 9 north of milepost 42 between Lake McMurray and Big Lake, located southeast of Mount Vernon in Skagit County. In 2013, the U.S. District Court for Western Washington ruled that the state must remove culverts that block fish passage under state roads. The Lake Creek culvert is one of more than 1,000 that are subject to this ruling. Building a 55-foot long bridge to replace the six-foot diameter culvert pipe, which was installed in the early 1950s, will return the creek to a natural state, allowing for better fish passage. A bridge is necessary because the span of the area to be restored is too large for a box culvert.