PROCLAMATION
09-05
As a result of the massive landslide, on October 12, 2009, the
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and
Washington State Patrol (WSP) closed a 47-mile section of SR
410 between Mount Rainier National Park's Lake Tipsoo and the
junction with US 12, five miles west of Naches, and the
expected duration of the closure is currently unknown; and
The estimated cost to repair the damage is over $1,000,000,
the highway repair project is expected to be complex and
relatively lengthy, the emergency condition has eliminated
vehicle traffic on the highway and caused significant detours,
delays, and inconvenience that affect public health and
safety; and
Such conditions will persist until the repair work is
completed and the highway reopened to vehicles; and
WSDOT is coordinating resources to repair the highway and
rechannel the river, is continuing to assess the damage caused
by this event, and is working closely with local jurisdictions
to develop short- and long-term repairs for the roadway and
detours; and
It is necessary for the Washington State Department of
Transportation to use emergency contracting procedures; and
The landslide and its effects continue to impact the life and
health of our citizens, as well as the property, and
transportation infrastructure of Washington State, and is a
public disaster that affects life, health, property or public
peace.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of the state of
Washington, as a result of the above-noted situation and under
Chapters 38.52 and 43.06 RCW, do hereby proclaim that a State
of Emergency exists in Yakima County in the State of
Washington, and direct the plans and procedures in the
Washington State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan be
implemented. State agencies and departments are directed to
utilize state resources and to do everything reasonably
possible to assist affected political subdivisions in an
effort to respond to and recover from the event.
Signed and sealed with the official seal of the state of
Washington this 12th day of October, A.D, Two Thousand and
Nine at Olympia, Washington.
| By: | |
| Christine O. Gregoire Governor |
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| BY THE GOVERNOR: | |
| Sam Reed | |
| Secretary of State |