09/17/2007: "Chipseal Time Again On Orcas"

San Juan County road crews have finished repair work on several damaged areas of pavement on Orcas and will be doing spot chipseal over the repaired areas on September 18. As a bonus, portions of North Beach, Mt. View and Blanchard will get an early chipseal treatment, to utilize the asphalt leftover from the repair projects.

County workers finished 18 individual projects during the week of August 20, repairing potholes and areas that have suffered damage or excessive wear and tear on Mt. Baker Road, Lindsay Way, Sunderland Road, Dophin Bay Road, Orcas Road, Channel Road and Deer Harbor Road. All of the repaired areas will get a coat of chipseal to protect them until a major chipsealing project begins next year.

“We’ve had some residents express concern that the roads aren’t as attractive as they would like after the repairs,” said senior project engineer Rachel Dietzman. “I’d like to assure them that our work is preparing the roads for a brand new chipseal coat early next summer.” The chipseal project, to begin in May 2008, will provide a smooth new surface for approximately 20 miles of roads on Orcas, including all of the portions of the roads that were repaired last week.

A map showing where the repairs were done, and where and when chipsealing will take place, will be posted on the San Juan Island Public Works website after September 4.
The URL is: http://www.co.san-juan.wa.us/publicworks