Highway 299 retaining wall in Shasta gets a safety upgrade
A large retaining wall that went up along Highway 299 in Shasta State Historic Park five years ago is getting a safety fix. On Monday, crews with Mitchell Johnson Construction of Redding started chipping away at the decorative stones on the wall after it was discovered last summer that they were falling off and creating a safety hazard, California Department of Transportation spokesman Chris Woodward said. The 224-foot wall, which ranges from 10 to 24 feet high, was part of a $1.9 million state...
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