Mill Plain road work to start May 3
$10M project aims to prepare corridor for future growth
Published: April 25, 2021, 6:04am
Share: A diagram from WSDOT shows a cross-section of East Mill Plain Boulevard through downtown Vancouver, illustrating how the street layout will be configured after a planned upgrade project this summer. (Courtesy of WSDOT)
The Washington State Department of Transportation has released details about an upcoming $10 million improvement project for a stretch of East Mill Plain Boulevard and the East 15th Street couplet through downtown Vancouver, aimed at preparing the corridor to handle future growth.
The corridor is a primary feeder route to I-5 for downtown traffic and freight trucks coming from the Port of Vancouver. WSDOT worked with the city and the port to plan the project. The corridor is signed as state Highway 501, so it’s in the state’s jurisdiction.
Summer weather is here, and downtown Vancouver drivers have already begun to adjust a common summer sight: street construction. A three block stretch of Broadway near East Mill Plain Boulevard closed down last week for a sewer project, snarling traffic in the busy corridor.
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