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Drivers to experience delays on SR 503 near Cougar, June 5-9

Expect delays on State Route 503 near Ariel and Cougar as Washington State Department of Transportation crews install a new culvert to improve roadway preservation and safety during heavy rainstorms.

By Clark County Today · June 4, 2023
Drivers to experience delays on SR 503 near Cougar, June 5-9
WSDOT maintenance crews will begin work Monday to install a new culvert underneath a portion of SR 503 near Yale Lake. File photo
WSDOT maintenance crews will begin work Monday to install a new culvert underneath a portion of SR 503 near Yale Lake. File photo
WSDOT maintenance crews will begin work Monday to install a new culvert underneath a portion of SR 503 near Yale Lake. File photo

WSDOT maintenance crews will begin work to install a new culvert underneath a portion of SR 503 near Yale Lake

COUGAR – Travelers who use State Route 503 through Ariel and Cougar should expect delays.  

Beginning Monday, June 5, Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will begin work to install a new culvert underneath a portion of SR 503 near Yale Lake. This new culvert is designed to help preserve the roadway and improve safety by collecting and redirecting excessive water away from the highway during heavy seasonal rainstorms.  

Closure details

  • Monday, June 5, starting at 9 a.m., crews will reduce SR 503 down to a single lane with flaggers alternating traffic through the area near milepost 37.
  • Tuesday, June 6 through Friday, June 9, starting daily at 7 a.m., crews will reduce SR 503 down to a single lane with flaggers alternating traffic through the area near milepost 37.

All lanes will be reopened each day by 4:30 p.m.

Know before you go

People can receive real-time travel information via the WSDOT mobile app, the real-time travel map, or by following us on Twitter.

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