A massive rock along northbound Interstate 5 south of Bellingham, used as a community billboard for more than 50 years, will be removed soon as part of an upcoming freeway construction project.
Its future remains uncertain as officials with the Washington State Department of Transportation consider what to do with landmark roadside attraction.
“The Washington State Department of Transportation and Federal Highways Administration do not permit returning the Bellingham rock to its original location, given the safety concerns. We recognize the importance this rock has for the community and acknowledge that it has served as a community billboard for decades,” WSDOT’s Madison Sehlke told The Herald.
Three-year WSDOT culvert, bridge project near Bellingham will come with closures and bypasses…