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Semitruck drive faces reckless driving charge after rig rolls Staff report news@masoncounty. com A 62-year-old Lake Forest Park man was slated to be charged with reckless driving after a semitractor- trailer tipped over near Grapeview. According to the Washington State Patrol, Segii Sagaidak was driving the semitruck pulling a fully loaded trailer at about 2:45 p.111. Monday on Dawn Road near state Route 3, when he overcorrected during a turn. The load inside the trailer shifted, causing it to fall onto its side. The 2003 Volvo semitruck slid for about 150 feet before stopping in the southbound lane. The road was partially closed from more than an hour, and fully closed for more than two hours, according to WSP. The man was wearing his seatbelt. He was not injured. CITY BRIEFS CouncH-i approves. $52K to move water line During an abbrevi-' ated meeting Tuesday, the Shelton City Council approved spending about $52,000to relocate a water line near Coffee Creek. Contractor Scarsella Bros. will relocate the 6-inch cast iron water . line just beyond Hulbert Road on Shelton Matlock Road. The work will be near where the Washing- ton State Department of Transportation is work- ing to remove a fish bar- rier near US. Highway 101. Funds for the project will come from the city’s public works depart- ment, according to city documents. City council member Joe Schmit, who works for the state Depart- ment of Transportation, said in the future, he’d like to see better com— munication between the designer or builder and the city. “In the future when we catch wind of projects in our area or where we service, it’s a good idea to work with the local departments or different areas so we’re not caught at the last minute,” he said. No other council mem- bers commented on the project. AAA SEPTIC portable restroom rentals mm.sepiiciunkpumping.com visit us at www.uunseptidunkpumping.com % a , 360.427.6110 360.275.6460 l r ' 1.877.978.6700 A semitruck rolled over Monday near Grapeview. Photo courtesy of Washington State Patrol The semitruck was totaled and towed from the scene. According to WSDOT, work on the Coffee Creek fish barrier removal proj- ect has continued despite work stopping on many state construction proj- ects due to federal court injunction deadlines. Travelers on Shelton Matlock Road near US. 101 are using a tempo- rary bypass road near the work zone as crews install a new stream channel and install an approximately 96—foot- long box culvert to con- nect a realigned Coffee Creek under Shelton Matlock Road. . According to WSDOT, the channel will link to a replicated natural streambed that was built between Shelton Matlock Road and the area ap- proaching Goldsborough Creek. Crews expect work to conclude the $19.4 mil- lion project by midsum- mer. City welcomes new public works director The City of Shelton ' has a new public works director. Jay Harris, who previ- ously worked for the City of N ewburg, Oregon, started his new position with the city April 13. , Harris was public works directors for New- burg for eight years, and city engineer for two years. He is a registered professional civil engi— neer in Washington and Oregon. Harris will oversee the city’s public works department, which in- cludes the utilities and maintenance shop, and engineering and capital project management division, according to a news release from the City of Shelton. The new public works director joined the Shelton City Council on Tuesday during its regu— lar meeting over the vid- eoconferencing software Z00m. Harris spoke about his background during the meeting. He said his family has a homestead in Oakville from the 1800s that he’s been liv- ing in. “I think we’re going to pair up really well,” Harris said about city manager Jeff Niten. 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