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Yakima County commissioners call for public meeting on proposed Zillah bridge replacement
Summary
County commissioners agreed to hold a special public meeting in Zillah after residents in unincorporated Yakima County raised concerns about a state-funded project that would replace a long-closed vehicle bridge and potentially reopen it to traffic.
Yakima County commissioners agreed Monday to hold a special meeting in the City of Zillah to hear residents’ concerns about a federally and state-funded project to replace an aging bridge that currently carries only pedestrian traffic.
The commissioners’ decision came after residents in unincorporated Yakima County expressed opposition to plans that would replace an old pony-truss bridge and allow vehicles to cross a County-owned bridge the City of Zillah has maintained under a prior agreement. Matt Petrushevitz, a county roads official who has been involved with the project,…
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