I’m just glad that Purdy is on WSDOT’s radar, that we’re actually starting to see some progress, even if it doesn’t look like we want it to at the moment.”
Word of changes to the approach to eastbound State Route 16 from State Route 302 in Purdy stunned daily commuters convinced the project will worsen traffic during the busy morning commute.
A Sept. 10 WSDOT press release announced that crews would be on site Sept. 16-17 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. between the Purdy Bridge and Burnham Drive NW to permanently close most of the right lane of southbound SR 302 approaching the on-ramp to SR 16, creating a shared-use path for pedestrians and cyclists…