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Commissioners push to expand chip seal and explore local rock procurement to speed road preservation

5951697 · August 14, 2025
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Board members discussed increasing chip-seal preservation, setting paving goals and pre-purchasing crushed rock with expedited permits to lower long-term road maintenance costs.

Franklin County commissioners on April 13 discussed steps to increase pavement preservation and lower costs by pre-purchasing crushed rock and seeking expedited permitting for local crushing operations.

Commissioners noted Franklin County maintains roughly 1,000 miles of road — about 600 paved and 400 gravel — and said current chip-seal work has fallen…

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