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If you gotta go, you won’t be able to go here

By Rolf Boone
Commuters who head north every morning to Thurston County and beyond — and who look forward to stopping at the Scatter Creek rest area — will have to make other arrangements early next week, according to the state Department of Transportation.
Commuters who head north every morning to Thurston County and beyond — and who look forward to stopping at the Scatter Creek rest area — will have to make other arrangements early next week, according to the state Department of Transportation. Washington state Department of Transportation Courtesy

Commuters who head north every morning to Thurston County and beyond — and who are grateful to be able to stop at the Scatter Creek rest area — will have to make other arrangements early next week, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The rest area in south Thurston County near Grand Mound will close for maintenance.

The closure takes effect at midnight Monday (Jan. 28) and will last through 6 p.m. Wednesday (Jan. 30).

If you have to use the bathroom and you want to stop at a rest area, the next available northbound rest area is at milepost 140 in King County, 50 miles north of Scatter Creek.

This story was originally published January 23, 2019 at 3:46 PM.

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