New water main connection will have two roads down to one lane in Moses Lake
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From 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, the two westbound lanes on Valley Road between Sunburst Court Northeast and Grap Drive Northeast will be closed. During construction, traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction.
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MOSES LAKE – Today from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Moses Lake, Pegram Construction will be closing the two westbound lanes of Valley Road between Sunburst Court Northeast and Grape Drive Northeast to add a new water main connection.
“We are adding a new water connection to serve some apartments in that area,” Jerod Bradford from Pegram Construction said.
During construction, traffic will be reduced to a single lane in each direction. Drivers are urged to exercise caution in the area and obey all traffic control devices, according to the city of Moses Lake.
“It should only be like that for one day,” Bradford said.
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