Causeway

Water is now flowing past a land bridge in the Tri-Cities that slowed salmon migration for over 80 years.

A small project at the confluence of the Yakima and Columbia rivers could make a big difference for salmon. That project officially kicked off Monday.

Biologists say removing a 550-foot causeway in Richland would be a big help for struggling salmon in the Yakima River.

(Runtime 2:19)In Richland, a Causeway that extends out to Bateman Island blocks the confluence of the Columbia and Yakima. For the Yakama Nation,…