chip sealing

They’ll be performing "skip patching" road repairs starting next week.

Contractors with the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) will be performing chip sealing work on two highways in the region starting Monday (July 24). Crews will be sealing a six-mile stretch of State Route 971 (Navarre Coulee Road) north from the junction of U...

The county maintains roads in unincorporated areas which includes populated towns such as Monitor, Malaga and Manson

The process is a form of road preservation where cracks in the roadway are sealed before preparation work is performed.

Workers will begin crack sealing in the Sleepy Hollow Heights area as well as on Olalla Canyon Road in the Cashmere Road District this week.

Flaggers will lead traffic through one lane, starting at 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day, along with a pilot car leading drivers through the work zone. Motorists should expect a 10-15 minute delay to their commute.

This week, Chelan County Public Works crews will be rolling into Wenatchee for the 2020 Preservation Roads project. Work will be pre leveling roads for scheduled chip sealing for the summer of 2020. In preparation, a thin layer of asphalt is applied over the road to fill in ruts and low spots...