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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World The rough surface of a recently resurfaced road in Elma was the source of much angst at a recent city council meeting.

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Outrage in Elma council meeting over street surfacing project

A grant opportunity is turning into a source of angst for the city

Courtesy photo / WSDOT Ceccanti, Inc. crews overnight unload concrete girders onto WSDOT’s fish barrier removal project.

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Highway project on pace for 2025 finish

Work and cleanup is expected to be done by autumn or early winter next year

City officials and guests take the ceremonial shovel of dirt during the groundbreaking ceremony for a new Cosmopolis municipal building on Oct. 13. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Cosi breaks ground on new municipal building

The new building is expected to be finished in about a year to a year and a half

WSDOT officials address a crowd of legislators and staffers at the Rotary Log Cabin Pavilion. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Bridge and tunnel crowd: legislators visit Aberdeen for infrastructure tour

WSDOT officials highlighted the aged nature of the bridges it operates locally

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World file photo Young Street Bridge, one of Kurt Cobain’s hangouts when he was growing up in Aberdeen, could be replaced in the next few years, despite being a draw for local fans and tourists. The city of Aberdeen received more than $20 million from the state for the replacement of the 67-year-old bridge, which abuts the Kurt Cobain Memorial Park in north Aberdeen. Some fans in town are ardently defending its continued existence.

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Aberdeen hires firm to engage public, create concept for Young Street Bridge project

Full replacement, rehab or pedestrian bridge all options for future of Cobain’s landmark

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Work on Grays Harbor County’s main highway is coming as crews replace barriers to fish passage.

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Years of construction ahead for main county highway

You will go slower. You will be constrained to one lane.

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Washington State Department of Transportation personnel open the Wishkah Street Bridge during a maintenance inspection on May 16.

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Never a boring day: bridge maintenance team talks central Grays Harbor

The five moveable bridges around Aberdeen and Hoquiam are all built different

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High Dune Trail bids tripped up

City officials say contracting delay won’t affect projected construction dates

An electrical fault disabled the Simpson Avenue Bridge over the Hoquiam River for several hours on Monday. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Hoquiam drawbridge temporarily disabled by electrical fault Monday

Severe traffic backups occurred while WSDOT teams fixed the issue

Photo by Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Terminal 4 is the focus of a planned expansion with a cost of nearly $50 million for the Port of Grays Harbor.

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Rivers, roads, rails: Port moves forward planning $46m capability expansion

It’s the port’s largest-ever expansion