As the railroad’s owner, the county is required by law to maintain the infrastructure to meet regulatory requirements
VANCOUVER – Clark County is performing required maintenance on more than one mile of track on the county-owned Chelatchie Prairie Railroad, from milepost 23.16 to milepost 24.3. The project also includes tree trimming and clearing brush and vegetation.
As the railroad’s owner, the county is required by law to maintain the infrastructure to meet regulatory requirements.
Construction is scheduled to begin in April/May and is weather-dependent. Impacts to the public will be minimal. During construction, drivers may experience short delays at the railroad crossing at Lucia Falls Road when construction equipment accesses the rail at the crossing or an excursion train passes. The automatic lights and crossing arm will be disabled during construction, and flaggers will stop traffic for the train to pass.
Maintenance work on the railroad this spring also includes painting bridge bearings on the railroad bridge crossing Northeast Highway 99 just south of Northeast 63rd Street. Lane closures on Highway 99 will be required during work; at least one lane in each direction will be open at all times. More information will be posted on the project webpage as it becomes available.
Updates will be posted on the project webpage at clark.wa.gov/public-works/railroad-projects.
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Information provided by Clark Co. WA Communications.
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