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Work begins on “worst crossing” after Columbia River, the 134th
Street project
Clark County Commissioner Betty Sue Morris and U.S. Rep. Brian
Baird shovel up dirt to officially begin nearly $100 million
reconstruction of the I-5/Salmon Creek Interchange at NE 134th
Street. State Sens. Don Carlson and Don Benton also
participated.
Clark County
commissioner Betty Sue Morris
and U.S. Rep. Brian Baird
(D-3rd) were among dignitaries shoveling the first dirt to begin
a nearly $100 million project to bring relief to what some say
is the second worst transportation crossing after the Columbia
River in Clark County, the Interstate 5-Salmon Creek Interchange
at 134th Street.
The first segment of
planned improvements is the relocation of NE Highway 99 at NE
20th Avenue that will be completed early in 2006 at a cost of
$12.6 million.
All but $18 million
of the total $95.7 million reconstruction project is already
funded. Nearly half the cost is being paid for through a
recently enacted 5-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax increase.
The final segments of the
massive project are not expected to be completed until the end
of the decade.
The NE 134th Street
interchanges with I-5 and I-205 serve both Washington State
University Vancouver and Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital, which is
expected to be in full operation by the middle of next year.
Actually bigger than
it looks, Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital is now a year from
completion
Construction is continuing at Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital.
220-bed medical facility will open for patients in mid-2005.
Medical office buildings in foreground are four stories each.
The 1,500-stall parking garage to the left will rise six levels
above ground and the 46,000-square-foot hospital, just off NE
134th Street, will be will be seven stories tall.
Jimmie Rodgers to
perform for
Center for the Arts benefit concert
Jimmie Rodgers, Clark
College alumnus, will perform for a Center for the Arts benefit
at Clark College at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, in Foster
Auditorium.
Rodgers is a native of
Camas and rock-’n’-roll pioneer. His hits “Kisses Sweeter than
Wine” and “Honeycomb”
have become standards.
A dessert reception
follows the show. Call Cheri
Cole, 992-2301, to
order $50 per person tickets
News briefs
The Animal Protection &
Control Advisory Board meets in regular session at 6:30 p.m.
this evening in the Hazel Dell Sewer District office, 8000 NE
52nd Court. nnn
Life With Mother Superior,
a Hudson’s Bay High School drama and band department production,
will be shown at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Friday and Saturday, May
28 and 29, in the school’s Black Box Theatre. A matinee
performance will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 29. Adult admission
is $4. nnn
A fundraiser for State Sen. Don
Carlson, sponsored by the Washington State Restaurant
Association, is at 5:30 this evening in the Aero Club above
Clancy’s Restaurant, 9901 NE 7th Avenue.
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The Fort Vancouver Regional Library board of
trustees meets in a policy committee session at 2:20 p.m.
Friday, May 28, in the library district building at 1107 NE Mill
Plain Boulevard.
Vancouver Housing Authority seeking expanded mission--Columbian,
Scott Hewitt
Oregon Transportation Commission chair says state is committed
to eliminating I-5 bottleneck--Columbian, Erin Middlewood
Mortgage rate continue to climb--USA TODAY, AP
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