Kira Erickson reports from the Langley City Council meeting of Mon., Apr. 7, 2025, for the South Whidbey Record. Read the whole story.
This week, a major infrastructure project six years in the making will finally break ground in Langley.
An official groundbreaking for the Langley Infrastructure Project, or LIP, is planned for 3 p.m. this Thursday, April 10 on the corner of Sixth Street and Park Avenue. The city’s Public Works department will be closing the roadway and detouring traffic.
Construction is expected to wrap up by the end of this year, as 14 to 15 months of work is now being consolidated into just nine months. Earthwork Solutions, the bidder selected for the project, has 390 working days per the contract to complete the work.
They Said It
As Public Works Director Randi Perry explained to the city council Monday night, the presence of some feathery friends has accelerated the project’s timeline. Originally, the project had two phases, broken into the eastern side projects and western side projects. An eagle’s nest was discovered, which means multiple crews will now work on both sides of town simultaneously.
“We have to be out of the east end of Fourth Street and Sixth Street before January,” Perry said. “So we have from August to January to be able to do the work in that location, based on the eagle’s nest.”
On the Ballot in 2025
| CITY OF LANGLEY |
| City Council: Three of five council positions are on the ballot. Position 1: Harolynne Bobis Position 2: Rhonda Salerno Position 5: Gail Fleming |
