Date:
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Contact:
Sylvia Ross, WSDOT Communications, (360) 902-2058 (Vancouver)
Jeremy Wright, WSDOT Communications, (360) 905-2078 (Vancouver)
VANCOUVER – Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) invites the public and media to attend a ground-breaking event celebrating the start of construction of the I-205, Mill Plain – NE 112th Connector project.
The event will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 11 a.m. – 12 noon, on NE 112th immediately south of Oscar’s Bar and Grill at 400 NE 112th Avenue.
Come join WSDOT, Vancouver’s Mayor Royce Pollard, U.S. Congressman Brian Baird, elected state representatives, and the project team as they usher in the construction of this congestion improvement project.
The event will celebrate the beginning of the I-205, Mill Plain – NE 112th Connector project, a partnership project between WSDOT and the City of Vancouver. This project will provide a direct connection to NE 112th Avenue from the northbound I-205 off-ramp to westbound Mill Plain Boulevard.
Refreshments will be served, and project engineers and contractor will be on site to discuss the project. State Representatives Deb Wallace (D-WA-17) and Jim Dunn (R-WA-17) will also be present to address the audience and celebrate the start of this project.
When completed, the new ramp is projected to reduce delays around the intersection of Mill Plain Boulevard and Chkalov Drive and at the northbound I-205 off ramp to Mill Plain Boulevard by 50 percent during peak travel times by year 2020. This addition will give drivers a direct connection to NE 112th Avenue, completely bypassing Mill Plain Boulevard.
To learn about this project, visit the project Web page at: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/i205/millplainne112/ or call the Vancouver Area Engineering Office at (360) 905-1500.
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Editor’s Note: Project Engineer Casey Liles and Regional Administrator Don Wagner will be available after the ribbon cutting event for interviews. To arrange for an onsite interview, contact Sylvia Ross at (360) 905-2058 or Jeremy Wright at (360) 905-2078.
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