UPDATE on Summer, 2005 "Improvements" to U.S. 2
(dubbed by some as WSDOT's "traffic calming devices" for U.S. 2)
During the September 26, 2005 meeting of the Highway 2 Safety Coalition, residents and users of this roadway complained rather loudly about the "patch" job recently performed by WSDOT. Rick Mithell, Engineering Manager for the Sno-King area, took immediate action to address those concerns. We thank him for his amazingly quick response, which appears below.
September 27, 2005 email from Richard M. Mitchell, PEI, WSDOT's Engineering
Manager for the Sno-King area:
I have looked
into the question raised at the meeting last night concerning the "bumps"
left by our maintenance operations. The bumps were indeed left as a result
of our maintenance patching of worn pavement between Sultan and Monroe.
What happened was a new grade of asphalt emulsion was used for this work
which did not flatten out as well as the asphalt previously used. We have
since corrected this problem. Our people will be out over the next few
days with a grinder to smooth off the rougher patches which will improve
the ride of the highway.
I hope this answers everyone's questions about this situation. If you
could, would please forward this information....