Uintah County commissioners voted Nov. 26 to approve a road maintenance and use agreement with TransWest Express for a transmission line that will cross county roads for an approximately 50-mile corridor.

Scott Hardman of the Uintah County Road Department presented the agreement to the board and said the project will cross several Class D roads. “It's approximately 50 miles,” Hardman said. He told commissioners that because the route crosses multiple roads the agreement required additional review and that maps and details were attached for commissioner signatures. Staff said nothing in the agreement changed from the version reviewed in the prior day’s work session.

A commissioner moved to approve the TransWest Road Use agreement as presented; the motion passed by voice vote.

Why it matters: The agreement governs county road use and maintenance responsibilities where a transmission corridor crosses public roads; county staff and the road department had reviewed maps and plans and sought the commission’s sign-off because of the project’s scale.

Details: Hardman said the customary practice is for the road department and one commissioner to sign routine road maintenance agreements, but the scale of this project prompted full commission approval.