Palouse street project remains on hold

The West Whitman Street project in Palouse remains on hold, awaiting completion of railroad work by the Washington State Department of Transportation and its designer, H.D.R. Engineering of Spokane.

Munir Daud, Palouse consulting engineer, said he has documents ready to be posted for bid once WSDOT is finished.

“We are waiting for them to complete the design,” Daud said. “I don't know why they're dragging their feet. It's frustrating. Every time we set a date, those guys aren't ready for it.”

The work was originally set for last summer for a project that would extend the 2008 East Whitman Stre...