There won’t be a formal ribbon-cutting to commemorate the start of the massive Salmon Creek interchange project, but there will be a public event at 10 a.m. Thursday at the site of the future Salmon Creek Park & Ride, south of Northeast 139th Street and east of 10th Avenue.
In the first phase of a $133 million construction project, a contractor has been working since early August to grade the Park & Ride site and install underground utilities.
Speakers on Thursday will address the county’s 13.1 percent unemployment rate in July, highest among the state’s 39 counties.
“We know people are hurting in this economy,” said Steve Stuart, chairman of the Board of Clark County Commissioners. “This project will help lay the foundation for good-paying jobs, both short term in construction and long term in health care and education.”