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Committee discusses WSDOT night‑work exemption near Salish Lodge; staff to coordinate conditions with hotel
Summary
The Parks & Public Works Committee discussed a WSDOT request to perform nighttime maintenance near Salish Lodge and asked staff to negotiate conditions with the lodge before the city acts on the exemption.
Hinda Ahmed, project engineer, presented Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) request for an exemption from Snoqualmie Municipal Code (SMC) 9.3.6 to allow four nonconsecutive nights of night work on state routes that touch the city limits. The work described is maintenance — crack sealing and asphalt patching — and the map shown to the committee indicated about 2,000 linear feet of impact inside the city limits, principally adjacent to Salish Lodge.
Ahmed said WSDOT has not yet hired a contractor and is seeking the exemption in advance so bidders can account for night work in their prices. The requested work window spans March 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2026, and staff proposed conditions including specifying work hours, requiring public notification, and direct coordination with impacted property owners. Committee discussion identified 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Monday through Thursday, as the likely hours for any approved night work.
Jeff Hamlin, parks and public works director, told the committee WSDOT “is reaching out to all communities” in the region and that the city should require WSDOT to coordinate directly with Salish Lodge. Committee members asked staff to contact the Salish Lodge director of rooms and solicit blackout dates or other constraints before forwarding the exemption to council. One member emphasized the city has authority to impose conditions: “The city does,” the member said, “so if there are constraints that need to be put in place for Salish Lodge…we need to act on their behalf.”
Staff recommended granting the exemption with conditions and indicated the committee could add blackout dates (for example, during major events or peak visitor periods) and require early notification of specific nightly work dates.
Clarifying details: applicant identified as WSDOT (sometimes transcribed differently), one identified impacted lodging business is Salish Lodge, requested work window 2026-03-01 to 2026-12-31, requested four nonconsecutive nights, staff-proposed hours 9 p.m.–5 a.m. Monday–Thursday, and staff will contact Salish Lodge for preferred blackout dates prior to council presentation.
