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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 05 > Highway 97 expansion project kicks off Monday near Sunriver

Highway 97 expansion project kicks off Monday near Sunriver

Right now, it’s just trees being cleared; construction set for summer

By Scott Hammers / The Bulletin
April 5, 2009

Loggers will begin felling trees near Sunriver on Monday, the first stage in a $31 million project to expand U.S. Highway 97 to four lanes between Lava Butte and South Century Drive.

The existing highway, which varies from two to three lanes and is in places divided by a concrete barrier, will....

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