Stratford widening, repaving project in final phase
Paving crews lay down asphalt Monday at the intersection of Stratford Road and Mart Road. The Stratford Road project is scheduled for completion by the end of November.
Cheryl Schweizer/Columbia Basin Herald
Paving crews apply asphalt at the intersection of Stratford and Mart roads. The project is scheduled for completion by the end of November.
Cheryl Schweizer/Columbia Basin Herald
Paving crews lay down asphalt along Stratford Road Monday. Improvements to Stratford are scheduled for completion by the end of November.
Paving crews compact the freshly poured asphalt at the intersection of Stratford and Mart roads. The project to upgrade Stratford is scheduled for completion by the end of November.
MOSES LAKE — Paving crews were laying down fresh asphalt at the intersection of Stratford and Mart roads Monday morning, as a two-year project to upgrade Stratford heads into the final phase.
Rick Morris, from Central Washington Asphalt Inc.’s Moses Lake office, said the paving should be completed by Tuesday afternoon.
The first portion, from the Mart Road intersection to Valley Road, took about 900 tons of asphalt and the second section, from Valley Road to the end of the project, will require about 400 tons.
Crews were working on a morning with below-freezing temperatures and a brisk wind making it even colder.
“It’s still warm enough to pave,” Morris said. “Most years we pave right into Thanksgiving.”
When the project is completed, Stratford will have an additional northbound lane from Valley Road to the project’s end, just past Mart Road. A second left-turn-only lane has been added at the Valley Road intersection.
Traffic lights have been upgraded with new electronics and poles, and the light at Valley Road has been replaced. Sidewalks at the intersections were demolished to make room for the traffic light work and still need to be replaced. In addition, crosswalks are being reconfigured to make crossing easier.
Cheryl Schweizer can be reached via email at [email protected].
