County renovates Twin Rivers Park restroom

ARLINGTON — Visitors to Twin Rivers Park can expect improved restrooms and parking, thanks to a four-day $60,000 construction project approved by the Snohomish County Council.

ARLINGTON — Visitors to Twin Rivers Park can expect improved restrooms and parking, thanks to a four-day $60,000 construction project approved by the Snohomish County Council.

Everett-based Contractor Quilceda Paving & Construction commenced work on the site with a crew of a half-dozen Jan. 27, and was set to wrap up most of its renovations by Jan. 30.

“The only thing left after Friday should be the fencing and striping,” said project manager Mike Nelson, who estimated the other 90 percent of the work would be wrapped up by then.

Nelson noted that his crews have worked standard eight-hour days to make the park’s restroom facility compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The county is adding handicapped parking spaces, a paved ramp and two handicapped stalls to make the restrooms more accessible for wheelchairs, walkers and other such aids.

Nelson added that crews have also done landscaping on the site.

The Twin Rivers Park restroom facility is funded by the $120 million Conservation Futures package passed by the council nearly two years ago, along with other park renovations, road construction and the county courthouse project, the latter of which will receive most of that money, but which is in jeopardy due to parking issues.

The county’s 2014-19 Capital Improvement Plan also includes improvements to the Whitehorse Community Park, as well as to the Whitehorse and Centennial trails. It likewise lists the purchase of Smokey Point and Lakewood park property among its goals.