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More Bypass Traffic Delays In Yelm

Weekly traffic updates are posted on the WSDOT website.

SR 510, Yelm Loop – Stage 1
Neal Uhlmeyer, Project Engineer, 360-412-3420
www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr510/yelmloop/
Stage 1 of the SR 510 Yelm Loop Project builds a new roadway from Mud Run Road to Cullens Road and reduces congestion in the Yelm area.
TIME/DAYS: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Monday, April 26 through Friday, April 30
DESCRIPTION: Construction of a new roadway.
LOCATION: Both directions of SR 510, from Mud Run Road to Cullens Road, mileposts 13.28 to 14.18.
EXPECT: Possible short-term closures between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday, April 26 during tree falling operations.

They should probably update that to include April 27th as well as traffic on 510 has been clogged up all morning.

Posted Under: Thuston County, Yelm Growth, Yelm Issues
This post was written by admin on April 27, 2010 Comments (0)

Bypass To Nowhere Traffic Info

After Tuesday’s morning traffic was backed up because of SR 510 – Yelm Loop Bypass To Nowhere construction, I emailed Dennis Engel at the Washington State Department of Transportation, who replied to me quickly with some great info on the construction schedule.

Weekly traffic updates for Thurston County are published at on the wsdot website.

SR 510, Yelm Loop – Stage 1
Neal Uhlmeyer, Project Engineer, 360-412-3420
www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr510/yelmloop/
Stage 1 of the SR 510 Yelm Loop Project builds a new roadway from Mud Run Road to Cullens Road and reduces congestion in the Yelm area.
TIME/DAYS: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Monday, April 19 through Friday, April 23
DESCRIPTION: Construction of a new roadway.
LOCATION: Both directions of SR 510, from Mud Run Road to Cullens Road, mileposts 13.28 to 14.18.
EXPECT: Crews will intermittently stop traffic for tree falling from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily Tuesday, April 20 through Thursday, April 22. Drivers can expect up to 20-minute delays.

MAINTENANCE

SR 510, Mullen Road, Yelm vicinity
Tom Gibbs, Maintenance Superintendent, 253-983-7550
TIME/DAYS: 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, April 20
DESCRIPTION: Guardrail repair.
LOCATION: Both directions of SR 510 at Mullen Road, milepost 7.5.
EXPECT: Flagger-controlled, one-way alternating traffic.

While this didn’t explain the snarled traffic I had witnessed, Engel emailed me back and explained the traffic was being caused by the ‘Clearing and Grubbing’ or better know as cutting down the tree in their way part of the beginning of the project.

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Posted Under: Thuston County, Yelm Activities, Yelm Growth, Yelm Issues
This post was written by admin on April 23, 2010 Comments (0)
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