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December 2, 2010
Park upgrades kick off $240M Snoqualmie Falls project
By KATIE ZEMTSEFF
Journal Staff Reporter
Journal Staff Reporter
Photo by Jeff Bouma
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Crews replaced a nonconforming ADA ramp at the Rim Viewpoint with a switchback trail.
Snoqualmie Falls is one of Washington's most popular attractions with about 2 million visitors a year. But many have no idea the falls is really a power-generating hydroelectric plant. Puget Sound Energy is out to change that with a $240 million renovation to update the project and make it more pleasant for visitors.
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