Coming summer of discontent

West Plains commuters be prepared.

Multiple transportation projects on and around the Medical Lake interchange on Interstate 90 will be snarling traffic this summer as three construction projects begin this spring.

Originally scheduled for construction in 2020 to accommodate growing development on the West Plains, a major reconstruction of the Medical Lake interchange was accelerated a full year in response to the unexpected arrival of the mammoth, 2.6 million square foot Amazon fulfillment center adjacent to the interchange.

Although originally driven by residential and commercial development...