ENSIGN LANE PROJECT BEGINS AT NORTH COAST BUSINESS PARK IN WARRENTON

Clatsop County is preparing for the next phase of development at the North Coast Business Park in Warrenton with the construction of a key route through the 270-acre site.

Big River Excavating is clearing vegetation and installing silt-control fencing along the route of Ensign Lane, which will run from U.S. Highway 101 east to Highway 101-Business. Bids for construction of the roadway will be sought this spring; completion is expected by late fall.

Completion of Ensign Lane is required under the access agreement between the county and the Oregon Department of Transportation covering traffic access to the business park.

The first section of Ensign Lane, between U.S. Highway 101 and SE 19th Street, was built by North Coast Retail LLC to serve the developer’s new commercial area on the business park’s western edge. The county is funding the construction of the street’s second phase, which has an estimated price tag of $3 million. Installation of the road, along with utilities and other infrastructure in the rest of the business park, will be funded by the proceeds from the sale of the commercial property.