By Alejandro Dominguez, Herald Writer
MONROE — Rock blasting on Highway 522 will be delayed.
The Washington State Department of Transportation had planned to do a series of closures in November to widen lanes on Highway 522. It’s part of a $159.7 million project to prevent head-on collisions on the highway.
The blasting has now been postponed until spring, when the weather is drier, DOT spokeswoman Bronlea Mishler said.
With less rain, Scarsella Brothers Inc. of Kirkland can have more control over erosion and reduce pollution in the……
Read the complete article via Rock blasting for Highway 522 project postponed until spring | HeraldNet.com – Local news.
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SNOHOMISH — Police are warning people near Snohomish about a convicted sex offender who recently moved to the area.
Roy Andrew Alcorn moved into the 8100 block of 145th Drive SE, northeast of the city. He is a Level III offender, the level deemed most likely to re-offend……
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CLICK ON ROY ALCORN’S NAME TO SEE THE SHERIFF’S PHOTO AND HISTORY ON THIS DIRT BAG.
A lot of emergency staff and vehicles as well as several Sheriff vehicles passed by our house late afternoon yesterday. Here’s why:
Herald staff
INDEX — An Index man was flown by helicopter to a Seattle hospital Wednesday afternoon after his car crashed into a tree, officials said.
The accident was reported shortly before 4 p.m. on Reiter Road, just west of Index, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said.
Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said.
Read the complete article via HeraldNet.com – Local news: Man critically injured in one-car crash near Index.
Repair work to the Anderson Creek Bridge to begin next weekend will mean single-lane closures for an estimated 19 days.
By Alejandro Dominguez, Herald Writer
GOLD BAR — A bridge that was damaged by a truck a couple of years ago is finally getting permanent repairs.
Next weekend, crews from the Washington State Department of Transportation are set to work at the Anderson Creek Bridge, located on U.S. 2 between….
Read the complete article via HeraldNet.com – Local news: Expect delays on U.S. 2 near Gold Bar.
By Bill Sheets, Herald Writer
The hope of generating geothermal power in Snohomish County could take a giant leap forward in the next few months.
Or, it could send the Snohomish County Public Utility District back to the drawing board.
The PUD in the next couple of weeks plans to begin drilling an exploratory well for geothermal power.
The PUD will drill a hole nearly a mile into the earth in the Cascades and send down a special thermometer to test the water temperature, said Craig Collar, senior manager for energy resource development for the PUD.
Geothermal power is created when steam, heat or hot water from underground reservoirs is used to spin turbine generators. The water is heated by magma farther below.
If the PUD is able to develop geothermal power, it would be the first utility in the state to do so, officials have said. Geothermal plants are operating elsewhere in the nation, including California, Idaho and Nevada.
The hope is that geothermal electricity could potentially power up to 35,000 homes in Snohomish County by 2020.
The drilling will be done about 15 miles north of Skykomish. The site formerly was accessible on the Index-Galena Road, ………
Read the complete article via HeraldNet.com – Local news: PUD to drill nearly a mile deep in search of geothermal power.
The County Planning Commision recommends easing stormwater regulations for trails, but some worry about damage to surrounding aquifers and streams.
INDEX — Forest trails at the state’s Reiter Foothills and other out-of-the way recreation spots are subject to some of the same water runoff rules as suburban neighborhoods.
Some county leaders want to change that by easing stormwater regulations for trail building. That would cut down on expensive and unnecessary permitting, the reasoning goes.
Members of the environmental community, however, fear the rollback would endanger streams at Reiter and an aquifer serving…..
Read the complete article via HeraldNet.com – Local news: Changes sought for water runoff rules for trails.
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GOLD BAR — Officials Wednesday released the name of a man who died in a head-on wreck on U.S. 2 in Gold Bar earlier this month.
Harry A. McAffe, 72, of Gold Bar, died July 14 after his……
Read the complete article via HeraldNet.com – Local news: Man killed in U.S. 2 accident in Gold Bar named.
From the Everett Herald:
GOLD BAR — Seven people who were in a van during a head-on wreck in Gold Bar last week are expected to recover.
The crash happened around 11:30 a.m. July 14 on U.S. 2 near First Street. A man in a Ford Focus reportedly crossed the center line and hit a van full of people. The people in the van were tourists from Texas.
The man in the Focus….
Read the complete article via HeraldNet.com – Local news: Seven people injured in U.S. 2 crash are recovering.
I just got a call from a friend. Do not plan on using HWY through Gold Bar for a few hours. Read on:
By Diana Hefley, Herald Writer
GOLD BAR — Rescue crews on Thursday morning were headed to the scene of a high-speed head-on crash on U.S. 2 near Gold Bar.
Early reports indicated that at least one person died in the collision. Firefighters had to cut away some of the wrecked vehicles to remove people trapped inside.
Read the complete article via HeraldNet.com – Local news: One person dead, another airlifted after crash on U.S. 2.
Toll US 2? You’ve got to be kidding?? No??? (Vox)
Rebecca Pedersen of Everett writes: U.S. 2 is a nightmare! Seriously, only two lanes? All it takes is one driver traveling at an inconsistent speed to create a logjam of vehicles that turns into a high-speed frenzy at the rare passing lane. And that’s before reaching those ridiculous variable speed zones between all those little towns.
Is the state at all open to the notion of a four-lane highway? Personally,……….
Read the complete story via HeraldNet.com – Street Smarts: Money is tight to widen U.S. 2.
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