PULLMAN, WA – There will be traffic delays 24 hours a day Monday through Friday on U.S. Highway 195 near Pullman for several weeks starting on Monday for repaving.
The Washington State Department of Transportation has hired the local company Poe Asphalt to resurface 9 miles of US195 between State Route 27 on the South end of Pullman North to Babbitt Road. The paving will take place at night while guardrail work will occur during the day.
WSDOT officials say the daytime and nighttime work has led to the 24/7 traffic delays for worker safety. Temporary stoplights will direct one lane of traffic through one mile work zones. Motorists can expect delays up to 15 minutes. There will not be delays on weekends and the Labor Day holiday.
The 3.5 million dollar repaving job is scheduled to be complete in late September. WSDOT officials initially mistakenly explained that the traffic delays would only take place at night.