Contractor: Keywest Retaining Inc., Wilsonville, OR

The Ross Canyon Rd project centered around the realignment and widening of a major arterial section of the City of Omak. Previously, Ross Canyon was a two-lane road bordered by a sand hillside with no sidewalks or turn lane, despite the numerous side roads and heavy pedestrian traffic.

Aspects of the project included new curb and gutter, 5-foot wide sidewalk, storm drainage, utility the most unique features of this project was the 3,600 square foot precast segmental block retaining wall. This project enabled the reconfiguration of the intersection with the State Highway to improve truck turning movements.

For this Transportation Improvement Board funded the project, HLA supplied complete project design, engineering, plans, specifications, estimates, construction engineering, surveying, right-of-way services and construction management.