Marysville and Tulalip will see the most road miles paved.
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — Snohomish County Public Works will repair about 53 miles of roads this summer — filling potholes, adding accessibility features and smoothing asphalt at local airfields.
This is the first season following catastrophic flooding in the region last December.
“This year’s resurfacing work focuses on the most urgent areas across our 1,600-mile road network,” said county engineer and public works deputy director Doug McCormick. “Rising material costs and less overall revenue have limited our current program. We’re working on what we can to limit more costly repairs in the future.”
The department is responsible for maintaining about 1,600 miles of roads in the county, 200 bridges and over 200 traffic signals. Planned improvements this year include patching potholes, improving uneven or failing pavement sections, addressing drainage issues, and trimming vegetation close to the road.
Approximately 89 locations around the county will see improvements, per the announcement.
The Marysville and Tulalip area will see the most mileage of road repairs at 13 miles total, but the Bothell and Lake Stevens areas are tied for most locations that will receive repaving, at 20 different sites. The Paine Airfield will see improvements along 24th Place W, 29th Avenue W, 31st Place W, 94th Street SW, and 109th Street SW.
Some areas will be chip sealed starting in July. Those areas will have a temporary speed limit of 20 miles per hour where work was recently completed, in order to allow the chips time to bind to the asphalt.
Infrastructure in Snohomish County suffered following historic flooding during a series of atmospheric rivers in December 2025. In the days after the disaster, Snohomish County Public Works stated that getting the road system back to full force could take months.
“Water is a powerful force that has a great impact on our infrastructure.” said public works director Kelly Snyder in a Dec. 18, 2025, press release. “Repair work requires a lot of moving pieces. Our staff is well-equipped and ready to tackle these challenges.”
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