Drivers should expect delays as Douglas Road, between Angelina Street and Lamplighter Mobile Park CLOSED to through traffic on weekdays from Monday, August 21st – Friday September 1st. The closure is in effect weekdays between the hours of 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM. Motorists will detour around the closure via Imhoff, Ulrich, and S Church Roads. Local residents will have access to homes inside the closure area. Flaggers will be stationed at the closure barricades if further direction is needed.
Douglas Road will be open (use caution) after work hours on weekdays and on Saturdays and Sundays.
This closure is for work is associated with a private development project.
Drivers should expect delays as Shuksan Ave. and Golden Eagle Dr. will be closed to through traffic starting Monday, August 21st. Residents living on Shuksan Ave., Cottage Pl, and Golden Eagle Dr. will have local access. All traffic on Shuksan Ave. and Golden Eagle Dr. will have access to a single lane moving in a clockwise direction only. This traffic revision is scheduled for Monday, August 21st – Friday, August 25th, 2023. The traffic revision is in effect daily from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. The road closure and traffic revision are in effect during working hours until project competition.
This closure is to complete work associated with frontage improvements at Ferndale High School.
In addition to the standing closure of Thornton Street between Vista Drive and Malloy Ave., drivers should expect further delays as traffic is reduced to single lane alternating traffic at the intersection of Vista Drive and Thornton Street. Work begins Thursday, August 17th and is expected to last several weeks. The traffic revision is in effect weekdays from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Flaggers will be onsite to direct traffic during working hours.
This work is for stormwater upgrades and road improvements and is part of the City of Ferndale’s Thornton: Vista to Malloy improvement project.
If you have questions regarding this notice, please contact the Ferndale Public Works Department at 360-384-4006.
Robbery 1st Degree
Case # 23F6446
On 08/15/2023, at about 8:25 a.m., Ferndale Police were dispatched to an armed robbery at Haggen Grocery. Employees advised that after confronting a male who was suspected of stealing alcohol and tools, he displayed a knife before fleeing.
With the assistance of the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office and the Bellingham Police Department, officers searched the area for the suspect with a K-9 and a drone. After a search that lasted approximately 2 hours, Officers were able to locate items left behind by the suspect as he fled but were unsuccessful in locating him.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic or Native American male, approximately 5’-8” tall, wearing a camouflage / black shirt, black pants and black sneakers. He was carrying a backpack with him at the time of the robbery and has several tattoos on his arms.
Law enforcement is clear of the area. The Ferndale Police Department does not believe the suspect to be an imminent threat to the general public at this time. Surveillance photographs / video of the suspect will be released as they become available.
Officers are continuing to investigate and have established probable cause for Robbery in the 1st Degree. Anyone with information regarding this case should contact Officer Foeung at 360-483-5723 or at tfoeung@ferndalepd.org
City of Ferndale will be painting traffic lanes in the Ferndale area Saturday, August 26th and Saturday, Sept 9th weather permitting. Signs and cones will be utilized to keep drivers out of the wet paint and No Parking signs will be going up in various locations in order to maintain access to paint areas. Please follow directions and do not park in places identified for painting by the signage.
The fresh coats of paint that crews apply during spring, summer and fall months will make it easier for drivers to see the road when the winter rains return.
What can drivers do to avoid the wet paint?
Drivers can protect their car from damage by keeping an eye out for striping crews and avoiding lane changes on freshly painted lines.
What can I do if I get striping paint on my vehicle?
The paint is engineered to last however, it is water-based, drivers may have about one hour to wash it off with soap, water and a high-pressure hose. The sooner it is scrubbed, the easier it will be to remove.
For more information, call Ferndale Public Works at 360-384-4006.
Have you lost or misplaced an item recently? If one of these items fits the general description of your lost property, contact Michelle with the Ferndale Police Department at 360-483-5745 to describe and claim your lost property. Items turned into the Ferndale Police Department: purse and bicycle
8/18/23 Update
Ferndale Road will be open Sunday, August 20 to Tuesday, August 22 and will close again for road work associated with the project on Wednesday, August 23.
Drivers should continue to utilize alternative routes as Ferndale Road will be closed to facilitate the reconstruction of the flood damaged areas of the Ferndale levee. A delayed shipment of supplies has arrived, and work will resume on Wednesday, August 16th. The road will be closed from just south of Star Park to the entrance to the Public Utility District facility. The closure is in effect Wednesday, August 16th to Saturday, August 26th, from 6am to 6pm.
This work is essential to protecting our community from future floods. For more information, call Ferndale Public Works at 360-384-4006.
LaBounty Drive, between Smith Road and Slater Road
Drivers should expect delays as traffic is reduced to single lane alternating traffic near 5127 LaBounty Drive between Smith Road and Slater Road. The traffic revision is on Tuesday, August 1st, 2023. The traffic revision is in effect from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Flaggers will be onsite to direct traffic. Road will remain open during nonworking hours.
This work is associated with a private development project.
Drivers should plan to detour as LaBounty Drive will be CLOSED to through traffic near the work site at 5127 LaBounty Drive between Smith Road and Slater Road. The one-day closure is scheduled for Friday, July 28th, 2023. The traffic revision is in effect from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Through traffic will be detoured via Pacific Highway. Local property access will be maintained throughout the closure. Road will remain open during nonworking hours.
This work is associated with a private development project.
