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Sewer cave-in closes part of Columbia Park Trail

By Wendy Culverwell
A section of Columbia Park Trail will close to daytime traffic after sewer line upgrades associated with the Queensgate Drive work led to trench collapses. The closures begin Friday morning. Local access will be preserved and the road should reopen by July 6.
A section of Columbia Park Trail will close to daytime traffic after sewer line upgrades associated with the Queensgate Drive work led to trench collapses. The closures begin Friday morning. Local access will be preserved and the road should reopen by July 6. Image courtesy city of Richland
Richland, WA

A section of Columbia Park Trail is closed after a sewer trench caved in during the city's work to upgrade Queensgate Drive.

The project includes upgrades to the sewer line along Columbia Park Trail. Excessive caving of the trench that parallels the roadway spurred safety concerns on the part of city workers.

The city of Richland has closed the stretch of Columbia Park between Windmill Road and Queensgate Drive from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.

A section of Columbia Park Trail will close to daytime traffic after sewer line upgrades associated with the Queensgate Drive work led to trench collapses. The closures begin Friday morning. Local access will be preserved and the road should reopen by July 6.
A section of Columbia Park Trail will close to daytime traffic after sewer line upgrades associated with the Queensgate Drive work led to trench collapses. The closures begin Friday morning. Local access will be preserved and the road should reopen by July 6. Image courtesy city of Richland

The road should reopen by July 6.

Drivers are asked to use Leslie Road, Gage Boulevard and Keene Road.

The Ben Franklin Transit Park and Ride on Windmill will remain accessible, as will the businesses and wineries on Tulip Lane.

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