Date:  Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Contact: Casey Liles, WSDOT Engineer, (360) 905-1537 (Vancouver)
Sylvia Ross, WSDOT Communications, (360) 905-2058 (Vancouver)

VANCOUVER – The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) invites the public to a pre-construction open house for the I-205, Mill Plain – NE 112th Connector project. Guests will have an opportunity to learn about the project and its associated traffic impacts during the two-year construction period. The public is invited to join the project team at an Open House on Thursday, June 5 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the WSDOT Southwest Region Headquarters building located at 11018 NE 51st Circle in Vancouver.

At the open house, public will view displays and talk to WSDOT project staff about improvements, as well as traffic impacts that will result from the construction. There will be no formal presentations, so the public is encouraged to stop by anytime between 4 and 7 p.m.

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: www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/i205/millplainne112/ or call the Vancouver Area Engineering Office at (360) 905-1500. 

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