Guardrail additions near completion

A guardrail project on Pullman - Wawawai Road and Wawawai Road is nearly done with an expected completion this week.

“Could be wrapped up tomorrow,” said Dean Cornelison, assistant county engineer, on Monday. “A little ahead of schedule.”

Contractor M2 Construction of Ellensburg started Nov. 4 on 8,000 feet of new guardrail work on the two roads.

“I've been running that gauntlet every day,” said Commissioner Dean Kinzer, who lives and farms in the area.

The project was approved in May as part of a package funded for $650,000 from the Federal Highways Safety Improvement Program, and has since g...