Palouse postpones street-rail project on West Whitman

Palouse has postponed its West Whitman Street project until next year.

Palouse Public Works Superintendent Dwayne Griffin and Clerk-Treasurer Kyle Dixon met Oct. 11 with representatives from the Washington State Department of Transportation and Munir Daud, city engineer, and agreed on a plan to go out to bid in January.

Originally set to be done this year, the project was held up due to a delay in final engineering designs and the weather.

The work will ultimately include replacement of a 550-foot section of street and railroad tracks – with a new drainage system – along with sidewalks, curb,...