The 2012 Chip Seal contract is complete.

The 2012 Chip Seal contract is complete.
Crews will be applying a coating over the next few weeks to seal the surface, after the newly chipped raods have had a chance to cure and have been swept.Please obey the posted temporary speed limits to avoid vehicle damage and minimize flying rock chips until the sealant coat is applied and the temporary speed signs are removed.

Revisions, etc...

In true PNW fashion, the rain held on tight right up until Independence Day, so the Doolittle crew decided to play it safe and not start laying oil and rock until Thursday morning. In order to make up for the delay, they will be working on Saturday, July the 7th, and the amended schedule is posted on the right. The biggest impact days will be (at this time) July 6th & 11th.  Case Road from 183rd to 113th on Friday the 6th, and 113th from Littlerock to 1-5, and Littlerock Rd from 128th to 93rd on the 11th,. Watch our Twitter Feed for updates @TCPWProjects

Let's Paint it Black... then cover it with rocks...

If the weather holds, Doolittle Construction will begin chipseal on THURSDAY, June 28th.  The current planned schedule is available on the Right side of this page under "PAGES", but you will need to adjust the dates shown.  We want to remind you that the process is highly moisture and temperature dependent so there may be last minute changes in the schedule. The best way to keep on top of this is to follow us on Twitter and/or subscribe to this blog. Our lead ground inspector will be tweeting live from the project. You will see his tweets from @TC_ProjInsp showing up on the @TCPWProjects Twitter feed letting you know the current location and status of the crew and roads.


The crew will take July 3rd & 4th off and resume work on the 5th. 


Some helpful tips:

• If your roads is scheduled for that day, please have all vehicles and trailers off of the road by 8:00 AM.
• If you happen to get a bit of the oil on your car, bike, shoe, child, etc... rubbing with a citrus-based cleaner on a cloth will generally remove it.
• Delays are generally short. However, a road is usually closed for a period of 30 minutes while the oil and rock are being applied, and then cured/set. If it's an emergency and you need to get out of your driveway, please contact one of the ground crew and they will guide you out as quickly and safely as possible. 
• A speed of 25 MPH or less is recommended to lessen gravel spray from several days to weeks following the chipseal. This will save windshields and paint chips. It will also lessen potential traction loss from loose gravel when stopping or turning. 
• There may seem to be some excess gravel at first, but this is intentional. Crews will return in a few weeks to sweep away the excess.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the project coordinator, Diane Sheesley,PE, or call 360-867-2300 option #3

Prep Work begins

Road Maintenance crews are preparing the roads for chip-seal with dig-outs, fog-sealing and crack-sealing, shoulder sweeping and mowing. Soon the signs will be going up and you may be getting a notice on your door notifying you of times and dates that you will need to have parked vehicles off of the roads.


Once the contractor gives us his schedule, we will be posting that here.  You will be able to receive notifications during the actual work days of the project via Twitter by following @TCPWProjects  at twitter.com 

Doolittle Construction submits apparent low bid for 2012 contract.

The chipseal bids were opened and the apparent low bidder was Doolittle Construction LLC. This is pending the approval of the award of bid by the BOCC at their weekly meeting.  

Signs will begin going up in early to mid June with actual work starting later in the month.  After award of the project we will be posting the contractor's schedule and then updates as necessary for weather and other delays.

You can view the list of roads by clicking on the 2012 Roads tab.

You will be able to follow the crew as it works on Twitter at @TC_ProjInsp and @TCPWProjects