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Road Department reports rapid thaw, spring breakup damage and bridge progress
Summary
Flathead County Road Department staff told commissioners that an abrupt thaw created spring breakup damage on gravel roads, described load limit timing and provided progress updates on the Bridal Street Bridge and other bridge projects.
The Flathead County Road Department reported to commissioners on March 4 that a rapid transition from winter to spring produced early spring-breakup stresses on gravel roads, prompting earlier-than-planned weight restrictions and a program of grading and localized repairs.
Dave Prunty, speaking for the Road Department, said the first 20 days of February felt like winter but a warm spell in late February turned conditions to spring within days. "We went from one extreme to the other," Prunty said. He told commissioners the department placed load limits earlier than originally planned and posted signs to notify carriers;…
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