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Drivers will experience significant traffic impacts in the area of Northwest Sixth Avenue and Norwood Street, where crews recently began work on the construction of a new roundabout.
According to information provided by Camas Project Manager Jim Hodges, during stage one of the project traffic through the area is being reduced to one lane in each direction. In addition, the eastbound Highway 14 off ramp is reduced to one lane, and the westbound Northwest Sixth Avenue on ramp to Highway 14 is reduced to one lane beginning at Logan Street. The speed limit in the project area is 5 to 20 mph.
Temporary traffic signs, barrels, cones, and a reader board are being used to alert drivers of the construction activity.
“Overall, motorists in all directions will have to reduce their speeds significantly to navigate through the work area,” Hodges said. “The need to stop traffic completely to accommodate work should be infrequent, and will require the contractor to use flaggers.”
The $2.037 million contract to build the roundabout was awarded to McDonald Excavating, Inc., of Washougal in April. It includes construction of a one-lane roundabout with asphalt drive lanes at Northwest Sixth Avenue and Norwood Street, as well as decorative street light poles, a sidewalk to Forest Home Park at Logan Street, and the relocation of currently existing banner poles.
