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Resident warns commissioners of washout on West Side Highway; board to ask public works for schedule
Summary
A resident told the Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners about a multi-month washout on West Side Highway and urged the county to press the state for repairs; commissioners said they would ask Public Works to check the schedule and report back.
A resident raised safety concerns about a large washout on West Side Highway during public comment at a Tuesday Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners meeting, saying drivers were using the opposite lane to pass the damaged stretch and that the condition posed a personal safety risk.
The resident said the washout is “probably 3 miles from 4 Corners” between Camelot and Waters Road and described warning signage and a prohibition on large trucks. The resident asked whether the county could “coerce the state to get something done,” noting the route is a state highway.
The chair responded that the route is a state highway but agreed to ask county Public Works to check schedules and the likely scope of repairs. The chair indicated the problem might involve a culvert repair and that staff would attempt to determine the timeline for repairs and share that information with the public.
No formal motion or vote was taken; the exchange was recorded as public comment and staff follow-up.
