Uniontown feels impact as stimulus project begins on Highway 195

Flaggers unload signs to block off Uniontown’s main drag.

The state Department of Transportation project to repave eight miles of Highway 195 from Colton south to the Idaho state line is now in full swing.

Crews Monday began the first phase, 10 days work through Uniontown. Crews should be wrapping up in the town by May 26.

The second phase of the construction will focus on resurfacing the highway between Colton to Uniontown and from Uniontown to the Idaho/Washington border.

The DOT expects the total project will take two months to complete.

Traffic through Uniontown is down to one lane, with f...