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Cowlitz County staff OKs detour agreement for Westside Highway culvert repair
Summary
County engineer Susan Genes told commissioners a contractor has proposed a July–Oct detour while it repairs a culvert and sinkhole near milepost 9.55; county staff will document conditions and may install temporary traffic calming and coordinate extra enforcement.
Susan Genes, Cowlitz County engineer, told the Board of Commissioners that a contractor has submitted an agreement to establish a detour while it repairs a sinkhole and culvert on Westside Highway near milepost 9.55. The contractor proposes routing traffic onto Cook Ferry Road and Hoyer Road and closing the state highway segment while work proceeds, with a construction schedule running July through Oct. 31.
"They are looking at doing a detour route, on to Cook Ferry and then Hoyer, for and then closing down the highway so they can repair…
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