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SPANAWAY - Construction began Wednesday on the first of five state Route 704 highway projects that build a six-mile corridor from Interstate 5 in Lakewood to state Route 7 in Spanaway, connecting the area's two military bases.
Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond joined several local, state and federal officials at a groundbreaking ceremony in Spanaway to kick off the$7.35 million project, which is slated for completion in June 2009, according to a news release from the state Department of Transportation.
Project 1 widens a 0.7-mile stretch of Spanaway Loop Road to five lanes, adds a second right-turn lane from Spanaway Loop Road to southbound Route 7, and adds a second left-turn lane from northbound Route 7 to Spanaway Loop Road.
The remaining Route 704 projects will be completed as funding becomes available. The new corridor stretches east to west between Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base.
Project information can be found at www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr704/crossbase.
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