Cattle Point Road Realignment Open House scheduled April 21

The bluff below Cattle Point Road at American Camp with South Beach beyond. Note the location of the guard rail at upper right – NPS Photo

San Juan Islanders can view the latest design, ask questions and provide comments for the Cattle Point Road Realignment project during an open house scheduled from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Monday April 21 at the Mullis Center, 589 Nash St., in Friday Harbor.

The open house, conducted by San Juan County, will also include representatives from the Federal Highways Administration, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the National Park Service. These agencies are working closely to finalize design so that the project can proceed in 2015.

Approximately 500 feet of the Cattle Point Road, located within the park, is threatened by coastal erosion. Without intervention the roadway is likely to collapse within 12 years. This would cut off access to federal and state land as well neighborhoods at the east end of the Cattle Point peninsula.

The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) selected Alternative B: Hybrid Mid-Slope Realignment as the preferred alternative. The road will be realigned between Pickett’s Lane and Cattle Point following a glacial terrace north of the existing roadway.

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