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• Bellis Fair disputes element of WSDOT Meridian Street congestion plan

  Bellis Fair disputes element of WSDOT Meridian Street congestion plan

  Bellis Fair mall objects to a traffic change along Meridian Street that the state Department of Transportation says will greatly reduce congestion.

  The DOT recently announced which proposed congestion-relief fixes it wants to do for Meridian Street north of Interstate 5, one of Bellingham’s most congested areas. One of the fixes is to prevent traffic going northbound on Meridian Street from taking a left onto Telegraph Road.

  General Growth Properties, which owns the mall, and a consultant, The Transpo Group, say completely blocking turns at the main mall entrance will cause traffic problems and hurt business.

• Traffic lights out at Meridian and Interstate 5 in Bellingham

  Traffic lights out at Meridian and Interstate 5 in Bellingham

  BELLINGHAM -- The traffic lights in the area of Meridian Street and Interstate 5, near the Black Friday shopping madness at Bellis Fair mall, were reported out shortly after noon Friday, Nov. 25.

  Traffic is expected to jam up in the area, which already was full of shoppers.

  It was not immediately clear what caused the failure or when the stoplights would be restored.

• National tenant Marshalls interested in Bellingham's Meridian Village space

  National tenant Marshalls interested in Bellingham's Meridian Village space

  BELLINGHAM - A retail space empty since the 2008 financial meltdown appears to be getting a new national tenant.

  Marshalls, which sells men's, women's and children's clothing and other products at discounted prices, has filed a building permit application to put in a store at 3922 Meridian St., in the former Linens-N-Things space in Meridian Village.

  According to the permit application, the plan would include about $700,000 in tenant improvement work.

• Bellis Fair says changes to Meridian Street are bad for businesses

  Bellis Fair says changes to Meridian Street are bad for businesses

  BELLINGHAM - Bellis Fair mall owners object to a traffic change along Meridian Street that the state Department of Transportation says will greatly reduce congestion.

  The DOT recently announced which proposed congestion-relief fixes it selected for Meridian Street north of Interstate 5, one of Bellingham's most congested areas. One of the fixes involves preventing northbound Meridian Street traffic from turning left onto Telegraph Road into the mall.

  The mall owners, General Growth Properties, and a consultant working for them, The Transpo Group, say doing so will cause traffic problems and hurt businesses. Specifically, McDonald's, Boston's and Red Robin will feel a significant impact from reduced access, according to General Growth Properties.

• State hopes traffic changes can fix problems on Meridian Street near Bellis Fair mall

  State hopes traffic changes can fix problems on Meridian Street near Bellis Fair mall

  BELLINGHAM - Transportation officials are moving forward with a series of changes they expect will cut down on collisions and fix congestion problems on Meridian Street near Bellis Fair mall.

  The state Department of Transportation announced it's tentatively adopting the changes in a report released Friday, Oct. 7. They were picked from a proposal released three months earlier.

  The adopted changes include: