|
Project Title & Location
US 2/Dryden-Signal - Dryden
|
Project Description
Install traffic signal system to reduce traffic conflicts and accidents.
|
|
Contractor/Consultant
Project not yet advertised or awarded
|
|
Recent Progress
The project remains on schedule and within budget. An open house was held in Dryden on April 27, 2005. The community was informed that a signal would be constructed in the summer of 2007 to coincide with a planned paving project, for cost savings and efficiency. The community expressed their desire for a right turn lane to be constructed on Dryden Avenue. After analyzing the traffic patterns, the WSDOT concluded that a right turn lane on Dryden Avenue would improve the efficiency of the signal.
|
|
Design Construction Impacts
The Dryden community has been requesting this signal for a number of years. This project was also identified as part of a Corridor Study conducted on US 2/97 between Peshastin and Wenatchee in June of 2002. There have been several meetings in the past with the community concerning the signal. As part of this project an on connection ramp from a frontage road will be closed.
|
|
Environmental Impacts / Compliance
A draft Environmental Classification Summary was completed October 1997. Under NEPA guidelines, the project is categorized as a Documented CE (Categorical Exclusion) and Categorically Exempt under SEPA guidelines.
|
Impacts to Traffic
Occasional lane closures can be anticipated during construction. Also, modifications will occur to the existing paint striping.
|