Airway Heights plans U.S. 2 update

AIRWAY HEIGHTS — The city is set to embark on a transformative project aimed at revamping the U.S. Highway 2 corridor between Lundstrom and Lawson streets.

Planner Heather Trautman said the plans promise to reshape the community’s central business district.

The initiative — which encompasses planning, designing and engineering efforts — seeks to enhance safety and functionality for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit-users along a one-mile stretch of the highway.

With roots in the 2017 U.S. 2 Corridor and 2021 Downtown Strategic plans, the project aims to foster safer access to daily amenities...