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Work underway on Sand Lake Road WILL CHAPPELL Citizen Editor
Work to repair the washout on Sand Lake Road just south of Tierra Del Mar that occurred in December’s storms began on February 12, and should be complete by late March or early April. The initial repair will reopen a single lane of traffic, with a signal regulating traffic flow, while work on repairing both lanes of the road is undertaken, with completion expected in fall 2025. A 175-foot section of Sandlake Road located just south of the unincorporated community of Tierra Del Mar washed out during heavy rains on December 6. Tillamook County Public Works Director Chris Laity said that staff in his department had quickly realized that fully repairing both lanes would be an extensive process and decided to take a multi-phase approach to the project. The first phase of the project began on February 12, and is being overseen by Geostabilization International, with Advance Excavation from Garibaldi working alongside. This phase will cost $700,000 and allow for the northbound lane of traffic to reopen after the slope underneath it is stabilized. That stabilization will be achieved with the placement of 30-foot-long screws that are drilled into
PHOTO COURTESY TILLAMOOK PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Workers blasting shotcrete onto the rebar mat base beneath the lane of Sandlake Road that will be reopened in late March or early April.
the earth to anchor a drain mat and rebar mat, which serve as the base for a stabilizing, shotcrete wall. Once that work is com-
plete, concrete barriers will be installed along the abrupt edge and temporary signals placed to regulate the flow of traffic. La-
ity said that the $700,000 budget includes funds for the county to purchase the temporary signals, as it is a more cost-effective option
than renting. Laity said that the lane’s shoulder may be widened and graveled to allow easier transit for wide vehicles
and that the signals will be solar-powered and operate on a time delay. There will See ROADWORK, Page A3
County Commissioners apply for RAISE grant WILL CHAPPELL Citizen Editor
Tillamook’s board of county commissioners applied for a $25 million grant through the federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity program at their meeting on February 21. If awarded, the funds would go towards the construction of a three plus mile section of the Salmonberry Trail in Rockaway Beach. The board also announced their intent to award a contract for more
A view of the south jetty from the point where the rocks will be staged for a third and final time before their installation.
Jetty rocks to come by road WILL CHAPPELL Citizen Editor
Port of Garibaldi General Manager Mike Saindon told Garibaldi’s city council that the massive stones that will be used to rehabilitate Tillamook Bay’s south jetty will be delivered by truck to a site at the port.
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This marks a change of plans for the project, which had been contracted with terms that specifically avoided using local roads for the heavy loads by delivering the rocks on barges to Kincheloe Point. However, when Trade West Construction Company, the group selected to complete the jetty work, started exploring the specifics of barging the rocks they discovered it was not a practicable solution. Saindon said that the Port of Garibaldi and Tillamook County government had gone out to bid with the barge-delivery method to avoid wear and tear and disruptions on county roads. Saindon said that it had been determined that Bayocean Road could not support the 40-
ton rocks and the county had been reticent to use the Barview Jetty campground as a staging area, after doing so for work on the north jetty more than a decade ago seriously impacted operations. Contractors and staff from the county and port began exploring possible alternatives after it was determined that barging wouldn’t work. They looked at the Memaloose Point boat ramp and Ghost Hole turnout as possibilities, before determining that the Port of Garibaldi was the best option. The port’s board approved a oneyear lease for a small parcel located between the Coast Guard building See JETTY, Page A6
than $500,000 in electrical work at the fairgrounds, was briefed on childcare in the county, accepted a $25,000 grant from the state for the county’s family court program, and approved the purchase of two new pickup trucks for the parks department.
RAISE grant application The Rebuilding American Infrastructure with See GRANT, Page A3