Franklin - DENT ROAD
Project Number: 1541
From milepost 0 to milepost 3.6
RATA Funds: $2,600,000
Legislative District: 16
Status:
Date Approved: 2006
The Road 100/Dent Rd Extension has long been anticipated in the Franklin County community. Road 100 (a north-south route) dead ended at the Pasco city limits – only 0.6 miles from direct access to the I-82 interchange. The Dent Road Extension (an east-west route) portion of the project would connect into the new portion of Road 100, creating a much shorter route to the I-82 interchange.
The project consisted of replacing two (2) miles of existing Dent Road by constructing two miles of new roadway, one mile of paving/widening an existing gravel road (Easy Street), and spot improvements on Fanning Road to accommodate increased traffic volumes. Franklin County obtained two miles of right-of-way through sand dunes and agricultural land in order to construct a new roadway.
The newly constructed roadway provides farm-to-market access to the Road 100/I-82 interchange, substantially reducing travel distance to the Interstate. This new route gives farmers an alternate route, bypassing the rapidly growing Road 68/I-82 interchange – a heavily congested urban route.
The project consisted of replacing two (2) miles of existing Dent Road by constructing two miles of new roadway, one mile of paving/widening an existing gravel road (Easy Street), and spot improvements on Fanning Road to accommodate increased traffic volumes. Franklin County obtained two miles of right-of-way through sand dunes and agricultural land in order to construct a new roadway.
The newly constructed roadway provides farm-to-market access to the Road 100/I-82 interchange, substantially reducing travel distance to the Interstate. This new route gives farmers an alternate route, bypassing the rapidly growing Road 68/I-82 interchange – a heavily congested urban route.