Clark County outlines summer road, intersection and park projects; warns drivers to slow in work zones

Clark County Engineer Jeremy Provenzola said Clark County Public Works will treat more than 100 lane miles of roads this summer — about 75 miles using county crews — and outlined a multi-year effort to upgrade the Northeast 170th Street corridor, while urging drivers to slow down and watch for work zones.

Provenzola, who has served as Clark County engineer since his appointment by the county council last November, said the “core” corridor work from Delfel over to the WSDOT interchange will take about five to six years, with work continuing along the corridor beyond that. This summer, he said, drivers will see work at the intersection identified in the interview as “A Hundred And 70 Ninth and 20 Ninth,” where the county plans to replace a stop-controlled intersection with a full roundabout, replace a couple of bridges and do utility work that could take about two years.

The county maintains more than 2,300 lane miles of roads, Provenzola said. He described summer as the prime…