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Pasco to hold meetings on road construction

BY THE TRI-CITY HERALD
Published: Feb. 23, 2013 at 12:00 a.m. PST — Updated: Feb. 22, 2013 at 10:12 p.m. PST
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Pasco will have two public meetings Wednesday about upcoming road construction projects.

The first meeting is at 5:30 p.m., and will provide information and a question-and-answer session about widening Oregon Avenue to five lanes from Interstate 182 to Highway 395. The new road will include left turn lanes and curbs and gutters along both sides.

The second meeting is at 7 p.m. on the extension of Powerline Road from Broadmoor Boulevard to Road 68. The project includes construction of a two-lane road with curbs and gutters on the south side and intersections at Road 68, Road 84, Road 90 and Broadmoor.

The meetings will be in the Council Chambers, Pasco City Hall, 525 N. Third Ave.

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