PM Headlines — 6.3.09

Wed., June 3, 2009

Traffic was backed up on the Long Bridge in Sandpoint on Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Since the Sandcreek Byway construction started, summer traffic through Sandpoint, which is usually a snarl, has been worse than usual. Motorists are reporting sitting on the Long Bridge backed up for 45 minutes at a time. KATHY PLONKA kathypl@spokesman.com (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)

By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com (509) 319-0354

Traffic was backed up on the Long Bridge in Sandpoint on Wednesday. Since the Sandcreek Byway construction started, summer traffic through Sandpoint, which is usually a snarl, has been worse than usual. Motorists are reporting sitting on the Long Bridge backed up for 45 minutes at a time. (Kathy Plonka/SR)

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Question: Do you think the traffic through Sandpoint is worse than ever this summer as a result of bypass construction work?

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