Road work to cause closures on Lake Whatcom Boulevard

Commuters between Bellingham and Sudden Valley may need to change their route as a project is set to close a portion of Lake Whatcom Boulevard starting Thursday, Aug. 16.

Whatcom County Public Works crews began prepping for work on about three miles of road between Lake Louise and Strawberry Point roads on Monday, project engineer Gary Goodall said. The project will include repaving the road, replacing failing culverts and adding a stormwater treatment vault to clean up water that comes off the road.