Closure, speed limits approved for Almota Four

Whitman County Commissioners approved a partial closure of Almota Road and a speed limit change on another section for the coming Almota Road Phase Four Reconstruction.

The closure will go from milepost 7.96 to Stevick Road, running from March 30 to July 31 – for 12 weeks total closure, if its start is delayed.

The speed reduction to a maximum of 35 mph will apply from milepost 6.92 to 11.56 (from Upper Union Flat Road to Highway 194). The change would also start March 30 with no end date set.

“The speed limits are just until further notice,” said Mark Storey, Public Works director.

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