WSDOT will build a new dike near Dugualla Bay on Whidbey Island in summer 2015 where the current southern part of Dike Road, at the right, is located. The work is mitigation for the SR 532 Davis Slough bridge project. When the dike is built, the road will be rebuilt atop it, then the existing southern dike will be breached to allow saltwater from Dugualla Bay into this area. The restored saltwater wetland will serve as a habitat for young salmon. The original dike was built in 1918 so the area could be farmed.
Tags: Dike Road Dugualla Bay Whidbey Island saltwater marsh mitigation SR 532 Davis Slough ^TP
A dirt footpath runs across the top of the southern portion of the original Dugualla Bay dike, which was built in 1918 to create farmland on Whidbey Island. In summer 2015 WSDOT will build a new dike where the current Dike Road is located, then rebuild the road on top of the dike. When that is complete, the old dike will be breached in two places, allowing water from Dugualla Bay into the area to restore a saltwater marsh. The marsh will provide natural habitat for salmon and other species. The work is mitigation for WSDOT’s SR 532 Davis Slough bridge project.
Tags: Dike Road Dugualla Bay Whidbey Island saltwater marsh mitigation SR 532 Davis Slough ^TP
After the original dike was built in 1918 by the Dugualla Bay beach on Whidbey Island, the area that had been a saltwater marsh dried and was farmed for many years. Dike Road now runs across the low land. To restore the saltwater marsh, WSDOT will build a new dike where the existing southern end of Dike Road is, then rebuild the road on top of the dike. The old dike will be breached in two places, allowing water from Dugualla Bay to flow into the area during the highest tides and restoring the saltwater marsh as mitigation for the SR 532 Davis Slough Bridge project. It will be a habitat for young salmon.
Tags: Dike Road Dugualla Bay Whidbey Island saltwater marsh mitigation SR 532 Davis Slough ^TP
The northern portion of Dike Road sits atop the Dugualla Bay dike, before turning south and dipping into the flatlands between the dike and State Route 20. As mitigation for the SR 532 Davis Slough Bridge project, in summer 2015 WSDOT will build a new dike where the southern part of Dike Road currently runs, then rebuild the road atop the dike. With that done, crews then will breach to old dike, which was built in 1918 to create farmland. This will allow water from Dugualla Bay to flow into the area and restore the saltwater marsh on Whidbey Island, which will serve as a habitat for juvenile salmon.
Tags: Dike Road Dugualla Bay Whidbey Island saltwater marsh mitigation SR 532 Davis Slough ^TP
The south end of Dike Road climbs a hill to meet Frostad Road on Whidbey Island, providing a nice view of Skagit Bay. In summer 2015 WSDOT will build a new dike where Dike Road is currently located, then rebuild the road on top of it. It will then breach the southern portion of the original dike that was built in 1918, allowing water from Dugualla Bay to flow into the area. This will restore a saltwater marsh that will serve as habitat for young salmon. The work is mitigation for the SR 532 Davis Slough bridge project.
Tags: Dike Road Dugualla Bay Whidbey Island saltwater marsh mitigation SR 532 Davis Slough ^TP