Smokey Point to celebrate end of roadwork

Published 10:04 pm Wednesday, November 10, 2010

State and city officials plan to gather in Smokey Point on Friday to celebrate the completion of the work at the I-5 and Highway 531 interchange as well as to dedicate the Oliver “Punks” Smith Overpass.

The brief event is scheduled to start at 11 a.m., the Medallion Hotel, 16710 Smokey Point Blvd.

The interchange project opened a new southbound freeway onramp and improved the existing ramps. Smith, a longtime Arlington city councilman and community volunteer, helped secure the funding for the wider overpass.