Crews will break ground in June on a project to widen state Highway 502 between Interstate 5 and Battle Ground, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced Friday.
The $88 million project will expand the current two-lane highway to four lanes and install a median barrier along that stretch. Construction is expected to wrap up in late 2016.
The concept for the project dates back to 1999, when WSDOT began working with a resident advisory committee to improve safety along the corridor.
The 4.5-mile stretch of roadway was previously identified as a collision-prone zone that must be renovated to keep up with population growth. Battle Ground has grown from a city of 10,000 people in 2000 to nearly 18,000 in 2012.