Hood River City Councilors approved allocating just over $2.6 million for construction of long-discussed improvements to the intersection of Rand Road and Cascade Avenue, including signal lights and a realignment of the intersection. The City entered into an agreement with the Oregon Department of Transportation for the project in 2017, and design and right-of-way phases of the project underway for over two years are nearing completion. City Engineer Wade Seaborn says an advertisement for construction bids will go out in late October, with the anticipation of work starting in the spring, but pausing during the summer. The goal would be to complete the project by Memorial Day 2024.