Date:
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Contact:
Sylvia Ross, WSDOT Communications, 360-905-2058
KALAMA/LONGVIEW – In anticipation of the demolition of PGE’s Trojan cooling tower, WSDOT will be managing traffic control on I-5 in Cowlitz County on the morning of Sunday, May 21, 2006.
Motorists planning to travel on I-5, in the vicinity of Kalama and Longview (mile posts 25 – 35), are urged to view the following traffic plan:
May 20, 5 p.m. – WSP vehicles begin patrolling the highway until the closure
May 21 6:45 a.m. – rolling slowdowns begin
May 21, 6:55 a.m. – closure begins
May 21, 7:00 a.m. – detonation
May 21, 7:15 a.m. – highway reopens to all traffic
Washington State Patrol (WSP) vehicles will be patrolling the area starting on Saturday, May 20, for any vehicles illegally parked on or near the highway. Any illegal vehicles will be ticketed and towed.
Approximately 15 minutes before the implosion (6:45 a.m.), WSDOT and WSP vehicles will begin rolling slowdowns to clear all vehicles out of the closure area (mile post 28 – 34).
The implosion is scheduled to take place at 7 a.m. Traffic on I-5 is set to resume within approximately 15 minutes of the implosion.
For information about the Trojan tower and demolition details, please visit PGE.
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