Information

Type: Legal Notice

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: TBD

Business Meeting: April 14, 2026

Summary:

Lewis County was notified on April 9th, 2026, of the planned closure of Foron Road at MP 0.80 by Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad for crossing repairs. It will be necessary to close Foron Road to all through traffic during this period. Foron Road will remain open for local access from either end up to but not beyond the point of closure. This resolution would, pursuant to RCW 47.48.010 and .020, close Foron Road to all through traffic between Harrison Avenue to the south and the end of Kuper Rd to the north. The Closure will begin at 7:00 a.m., April 13th, 2026, and end at 5:00 p.m., April 27, 2026.

Publications: The Chronicle - April 14, 2026

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Geoff Soderquist, Wesley Anderson, Kimberly Edminster, Connor Wilmovsky

Resolution

WHEREAS, RCW 47.48.010 gives authority to the county legislative authority to close roads for a period of time; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary for Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad to make repairs to the railroad crossing on Foron Road at milepost 0.80; and

WHEREAS, it will be necessary to close Foron Road between Harrison Avenue and Kuper Road to all through traffic during the period of such project work; and

WHEREAS, Foron Road will remain open for local access from either end up to but not beyond the point of closure and other county roads are available for detour.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, pursuant to RCW 47.48.010 and .020, beginning at 7 a.m. April 13, 2026, and ending by 5 p.m. April 27, 2026, Foron Road between Harrison Avenue and Kuper Road, shall be closed to all through traffic.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 14th day of April, 2026.