Colfax citizens forced to accept roundabout

Teresa Simpson, Whitman County Gazette | Feb 08, 20240

Teresa Simpson | The Gazette count

Citizens voice concerns during the public meeting for the proposed roundabout, Wednesday, Jan. 31.

COLFAX - The Washington State Department of Transportation held a presentation on the US-195 Colfax North Fork Bridge Replacement and Roundabout on Wednesday, Jan. 31, with several citizens showing concern and mixed feelings about the replacement of two bridges with a massive roundabout.

WSDOT Project Engineer Patrick Barclay told the Colfax community that the $13,273,000 project would remove the existing two bridges and replace them with a roundabout to accommodate Washington State Legislature requirements for Complete Streets RCW 47.04.035.

A concerned woman and Colfax citizen asked if there...