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Rep. Kathy Haigh, serving the 35th District Serving Mason and portions of Grays Harbor, Kitsap, and Thurston counties. |
May 12 marks launch of long-awaited US 101/SR 3 on-ramp project
Project kicks off with ceremonial groundbreaking featuring local officials
May 12, 2008
From www.masoncountydailynews.com
A ground breaking for the new ramp from Highway 3 to northbound U.S. Highway 101 was held Monday afternoon. The project will increase safety at the intersection where several fatal crashes have occurred over the years including one that took the life of a 14-year-old who was on his way to school with his sister.
Among those in attendance at the ceremony were State Representative Kathy Haigh, State Senator and Mason County Commissioner Tim Sheldon, Mason County Commissioner Lynda Ring Erickson, Mason County Commissioner Ross Gallagher, and members of Mason County Fire District Four which has been dispatched to this intersection numerous times.
The on-ramp will cost about $3 Million and the contractor, Tri State Construction of Bellevue, started work Monday. The ramp will be finished in October. Funding for this project is coming from the 2005 Gas Tax.
Local leaders and members of Mason County Fire District Four celebrate the start of construction (In-house photo)