Ridgefield Traffic Impacts

Traffic Alert

S 56th Place - August 14-August 16, August 21-August 25 - CLOSED

S 56th Place will be closed from south of Vancouver Clinic to north of S 6th Way on Monday, August 14 through Wednesday, August 16 from 6AM to 6PM and on Monday, August 21 through Friday, August 25 from 7AM to 6PM.

Detour route around the closure is available via Pioneer, Royle, Wells Dr and Timm Rd. No business entrances are impacted.

This closure is necessary to allow Clark Regional Wastewater District to install a new sewer main and service entrances underneath S 56th Place. This work is part of a project partnership between Clark Regional Wastewater District, Port of Ridgefield and City of Ridgefield consisting of upgrading a sewer line, maintaining a stormwater facility, and building a new pedestrian trail.

Ongoing Traffic Impacts

32nd Court to Royle Road - August 14: A Fog Seal will be performed over the Asphalt Rubber Chip coating on Monday August 14 from 7AM - 5 PM.

Pioneer Street to Pioneer Canyon Drive - August 14: A Fog Seal will be performed over the Asphalt Rubber Chip coating on Monday August 14 from 7AM - 5 PM.

S Union Ridge Parkway: No Parking on Union Ridge Parkway immediately north of S 5th Street during construction work for the Pioneer Street Extension Project. The contractor is using the area for staging. Please use caution in the area.

Nearby Interstate Traffic Impacts:

I-5 NB/SB - North Fork Lewis River Bridge - Bridge Deck Repair & Overlay: In summer 2023, Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) contractor crews will begin work to improve the northbound I-5 North Fork Lewis River Bridge deck, just south of Woodland, Washington. Work on the bridge will include deck repairs, placement of a polyester concrete overlay, expansion joint modifications, and new joint seals.

I-5/I-205 - Concrete Panel Replacement and Joint Rehabilitation: In summer 2022 and 2023, WSDOT's contractor, Granite Construction, will work to replace roughly 100 concrete panels along both directions of I-205 between the Glenn Jackson Bridge near the SR 14 interchange and the I-5/I-205 split and along southbound I-5 between Northeast 179th Street and the I-5/I-205 split.

During construction, travelers on both I-5 and I-205 will encounter nighttime single and double lane closures, ramp closures and temporary speed limit reductions at the following locations:

• Southbound I-5, between Northeast 199th Street and the SR 502 overpass - 55 mph 
• Southbound I-5, between the SR 502 overpass to just north of Northeast 179th Street - 45 mph 
• Both directions of I-205, between the Glenn Jackson Bridge and the I-5/I-205 split - 45 mph