Washington State Department of Transportation crews will be repairing a section of the highway south of Selah near the Yakima and Naches river bridges starting on Thursday morning.
Two blocks of Occidental Road in the West Valley area will be closed most of Monday and Tuesday as crews repair and repave the road.
The work will take place between 68th and 70th Avenues from 6:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
This closure is in addition to city-wide grind and overlay work to different areas around the city...
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