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Board approves $590,000 emergency contract to repair Whitney Portal culvert
Summary
The Board of Supervisors authorized emergency funding and a contract award to Speese Construction to replace a failed culvert on Whitney Portal Road, citing imminent risk of road failure and the goal of reopening before high runoff and recreation season.
The Inyo County Board of Supervisors on March 11 approved an emergency amendment to the 2024–25 road fund and awarded a repair contract to Speese Construction for a Whitney Portal culvert failure, Public Works Director Mike Arante told the board.
Arante said county crews found a cavity beneath the road and that the bottom of the existing culvert had been ‘‘eroded away,’’ compromising surrounding soil and creating a risk of collapse. He asked the board to authorize amending the current fiscal-year road…
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