Emergency Bus Routes

Wishkah Snow Routes

Winter is fast approaching. With the change in weather comes delays due to snow and ice.  While you monitor the television for late start notices, you can now check for snow routes.  The following is a list of bus changes for snow route days:

Upper Wishkah Bus:

· The Upper Wishkah bus will be turning around at the end of the road and will not go out to the fish hatchery.

· Students who live on the East Hoquiam-Wishkah cut-off road who normally ride the upper bus will ride the East Hoquiam bus instead.

Lower Wishkah Bus:

· The Lower Wishkah bus will only go as far as Johnson Road.

· Any students beyond Johnson Road can meet the bus at the end of Johnson Road.

· The bus will not go down Johnson Road or the West Branch Road.

East Hoquiam Bus:

· The East Hoquiam bus will not go down the Greenwood Road.

· Any student living on the Greenwood Road can meet the bus at the end of the Greenwood Road.

Change in GH County Snow & Ice Policy 

In a letter provided by the Grays Harbor County Department of Public Services, the County has outlined changes to their maintenance work on county roads.  The letter states: 

“The County Road Fund is experiencing a severe shortfall in Revenues

caused by recession in the forest industry and other factors.”

We are reducing our maintenance work on county roads, which includes

snow and ice control, to help reduce impact on available funds. 

Our morning sanding crews will start at 5:00am instead of 4:00am, one

hour later than the starting time in the past.  Sanding county roads will

not be scheduled unless there is a high possibility of wide spread ice.”

What might this mean for Wishkah School?  Superintendent Yoder has indicated that this change will facilitate the use of snow routes as listed above.  Implementing snow routes may allow for fewer lost school days due to cancellation.  There is, though, an increase in the likelihood of more late starts as we wait for the County Maintenance crew to clear roads of snow and ice.