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Cowlitz County to sign WSDOT detour agreement for West Side Highway culvert repair
Summary
County staff told commissioners WSDOT has requested a temporary detour for repairs to a sinkhole and culvert at about milepost 9.55, with construction planned July 1–Oct. 31 and commitments to repair local detour roads if damaged.
Cowlitz County staff said Wednesday they will sign a Washington State Department of Transportation detour agreement to allow WSDOT to close part of West Side Highway and route traffic onto Cook Ferry Road and Hoyer Road while crews repair a sinkhole and a culvert near milepost 9.55.
Susan Genes, county engineer, told the Board of County Commissioners that WSDOT’s construction schedule calls for a July 1 start and work through Oct. 31 and that the state’s standard agreement includes a provision to fund upgrades and repairs if the detour causes excess damage to the county roads used as…
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