 The state legislature also included a clause to withhold improvements to the highway unless a mix of state, county, and city funds were obtained.In 1991, SR 823 was extended north by the legislature through Selah and to a junction with SR 821 near the Firing Center Road interchange.In June 1997, WSDOT began construction on a $24 million project (equivalent to $ in dollars) to rebuild the I-82 interchange and connect SR 823 to US 12 and North 1st Street in northern Yakima.