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US 2 - Dryden - Complete August 2007

Project Status - Complete
The location on US 2/97 in Chelan County where a new stoplight will be installed at Dryden View Entire Map This project is located at the intersection of Johnson Road and Dryden Avenue on US 2/97 at Milepost 106.49 in Chelan County. It includes a new signal, right and left turn channelization and advance warning beacons.

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  WSDOT NCRegion Administrator speaks at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony held in conjunction with Dryden's 100th Anniversary Celebration in July, 2007.

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  Senator Linda EvansParlette gets assistance from a County Commissioner to cut the ribbon!

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This intersection was widened, improved and a stop light installed.

Overview
This Safety Improvement Project installed a traffic signal at Dryden on US 2/97.

How You Benefit
Cross GlyphImproves Safety
The signal and turn pockets improve both safety and access for trucks and passenger vehicles entering and exiting US 2/97.

Partnerships & Cooperation
The 2002 US 2/97 Safety Corridor Study (pdf 1.86 mb) recommends short and long term projects to address the High Accident Locations and High Accident Corridors between the Big Y interchange and Wenatchee. The Dryden signal was one of the projects reccommended in the study.

Central Washington Asphalt, Inc. was the contractor on this project.

Funding
This project was funded through the following sources:

· 2003 Gas tax (Nickel Funding) - $413,000

· Pre-existing gas tax funds - $85,000

Total Funding Available from all sources - $498,000

Contact Us
Mike Fleming, Project Engineer
WSDOT North Central Region
P.O. Box 98
Wenatchee, WA 98807
Phone: (509) 667-2870 or toll free (888) 461-8816
E-mail: fleminM@wsdot.wa.gov

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