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Later this month, Capitol Way will lose a lane for 3 to 4 weeks. Trees need trimming

Beginning Aug. 20, city crews will prune trees along Capitol Way in downtown Olympia. The work is expected to last three to four weeks.
Beginning Aug. 20, city crews will prune trees along Capitol Way in downtown Olympia. The work is expected to last three to four weeks. lstanley@theolympian.com

City crews will close one lane of traffic a block at a time on Capitol Way in downtown Olympia later this month for tree pruning.

Starting Aug. 20, crews will work a block at a time from State Avenue Northeast to 11th Avenue Southeast, according to a city of Olympia news release.

The work is expected to take three or four weeks.

This story was originally published August 10, 2018 at 11:10 AM with the headline "Later this month, Capitol Way will lose a lane for 3 to 4 weeks. Trees need trimming."

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