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County public works outlines $300,000 box-culvert replacement, funding gaps and legislative concerns
Summary
Public works staff described a planned precast box-culvert replacement (approx. $300,000), temporary gaps in RACK funds, permitting requirements tied to fish passage and a suite of proposed state bills that could raise permitting fees or redirect local road-related revenue.
Okanogan County public works staff told commissioners the county is designing a precast box-culvert replacement for a rusted 15- to 16-foot-span structure and expects the project's cost to be roughly $300,000, largely for county forces plus a crane subcontractor.
"Cost wise, we're looking at probably $300,000 or so," the Public Works Director said. Staff described the structure as a precast box culvert that will be set on an over-excavated base course; fish-passage and permitting requirements from Fish and Wildlife are increasing clearance demands and will require the county to raise the road a few feet.
Why it matters The culvert work is intended to restore a deteriorated crossing that is currently restricted by weight limits and steel plates; raising the road and meeting fish-passage clearances…
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