State fines asphalt paver $49,000
A Moses Lake-based asphalt paving company with an office in Benton City and that worked on Tri-City projects was recently fined $49,000 for releasing asphalt into Peshastin Creek near the interchange of highways 2 and 97. Central Washington Asphalt was repaving one of the bridges on Highway 2 in July 2023 when at least 70 gallons of hot mixed asphalt fell … Read more