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Pasco to talk lower levees, wider trails during Wednesday meeting

By Cameron Probert
Justin of Mungal, of South Dakota, runs on the levee part of the biking trail between roads 54 and 72 in Pasco in 2014.
Justin of Mungal, of South Dakota, runs on the levee part of the biking trail between roads 54 and 72 in Pasco in 2014. File Tri-City Herald

Pasco officials will show off a project to lower a levee along the Columbia River on Wednesday night.

The project lets the Sacagawea Heritage Trail be widened up to 12 feet, and allows for additional development of city parks and recreational activities.

City officials state the 1.25-mile stretch of levee between Road 54 and Road 72 would be lowered by as much as six feet.

The meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Chiawana High School’s library, 8125 W. Argent Road.

Levee 12-2 is the final of a series of projects to lower the barriers surrounding the river.

This story was originally published October 17, 2017 at 6:35 PM with the headline "Pasco to talk lower levees, wider trails during Wednesday meeting."

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