By Amy Daybert, Herald Writer
SULTAN — Expect delays as long as 90 minutes on U.S. 2 as crews start building a roundabout on the highway this weekend.
The state Department of Transportation is telling people to avoid the town unless they really need to go there. Construction is expected to start Sunday and last five days.
“Unfortunately if you’ve ever driven through Sultan, especially on a weekend, you know it gets busy,” spokeswoman Bronlea Mishler said. “Driving through Sultan……
Read the complete article via Road work in Sultan to tie up U.S. 2 starting Sunday | HeraldNet.com – Local news.
The Town Council Public Meeting approved minutes for March 2012 have been posted to the site. You may access them by clicking here.
Thank you Lisa.
Work on roundabout in Sultan delayed
SULTAN — Bad weather made the Washington State Department of Transportation postpone construction of a roundabout on U.S. 2.
Now, the DOT is planning to narrow the highway to one lane starting at 7 p.m. April 8 until 6 a.m. April 13 on Rice Road, east of Sultan.
“We hope to get it done in April before summer travel picks up,” spokeswoman Meghan Pembroke said.
Crews are set to work on a 1,600-foot stretch which would cause significant backups and 90-minute delays. About 14,000 vehicles….
Read the complete article via Work on roundabout in Sultan delayed | HeraldNet.com – Local news.
Roundabout work to delay U.S. 2 traffic
By Alejandro Dominguez, Herald Writer
SULTAN — Drivers should expect a week of traffic woes on U.S. 2.
The state Department of Transportation is narrowing the highway to one lane so a roundabout can be built on Rice Road near Sultan.
The closure is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Sunday, until 6 a.m. April 6. After that, the roundabout will become part of the highway, making it the second roundabout on the highway. The other one is……….
Read the complete article via Roundabout work to delay U.S. 2 traffic | HeraldNet.com – Local news.
The Index Wall is available at the River house and the Index General store as well as on Hwy 2 at the Espresso Chalet.
Don’t forget to remember (cliché), turn clocks ahead at 2am Sunday. Ya’ll will lose another hour of sleep. 
OLYMPICS… WASHINGTON CASCADES NEAR AND WEST OF THE CREST NORTH OF STEVENS PASS…INCLUDING THE MT BAKER AREA-
AVALANCHE WATCH FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
200 PM FRI MAR 9 2012
HEAVY SNOW AT LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AND STRONG WINDS HAVE BEGUN EARLY FRIDAY IN THE OLYMPICS AND NORTHWEST WASHINGTON CASCADES…NEAR MT BAKER. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL SHOULD CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THIS SHOULD BUILD NEW INCREASINGLY WIDESPREAD UNSTABLE SNOW CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY ON LEE SLOPES RECEIVING WIND TRANSPORTED SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS…NATURAL AVALANCHES SHOULD BECOME LIKELY AND HUMAN TRIGGERED SLIDES VERY LIKELY ON SATURDAY. HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER SHOULD CONTINUE SUNDAY. DUE TO THE DEVELOPING VERY DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…BACK COUNTRY TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
THIS STATEMENT WILL UPDATED AS WARRANTED. PLEASE VISIT WWW.NWAC.US FOR DETAILS.
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BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT ELEVATION AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTINCTIONS ARE APPROXIMATE AND THAT A TRANSITION ZONE BETWEEN DANGERS EXISTS. REMEMBER THERE ARE AVALANCHE SAFE AREAS IN THE MOUNTAINS DURING ALL LEVELS OF AVALANCHE DANGER. CONTACT LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN YOUR AREA OF INTEREST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
NWAC WEATHER DATA AND FORECASTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE BY CALLING 206-526-6677 FOR WASHINGTON, 503-808-2400 FOR THE MT HOOD AREA OR BY VISITING OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.NWAC.US.
KRAMER/NORTHWEST WEATHER AND AVALANCHE CENTER
This just in from Chief Michael Fitzgerald, Fire District #28.
PDF reader required.
View the file HERE.
…WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING…
* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS…MOUNT BAKER.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND THEN TAPER OFF TONIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT.
* MAIN IMPACT…THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL TO 1000 FEET LATER TODAY AND TO NEAR SEA LEVEL TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.
REMEMBER
Monday evening, March 5, 2012 is the regular stated meeting of the Town Council in the Town of Index..
They meet at the old Fire Hall at 7:00 PM on the Fist Monday of each month, unless otherwise posted.
You may view the proposed Agenda (in PDF Format) by clicking HERE. (Thank you David for the suggestion). We can’t promise you that the Agenda will always be available online but we will try to make it available to you every month.
If you have concerns or need to have your voice heard, please attend. It’s wise to attend these meetings so you can speak up in the event of changes in the codes or other items that affect the town (and you) in general.
Hope to see you there.
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