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Franklin County OKs $81,500 from truck sale for miscellaneous road repairs

5549161 · August 7, 2025
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The Franklin County Commission authorized staff to spend up to $81,500 from the sale of five county dump trucks to cover a set of prioritized road repair and maintenance projects, including shoulder repairs, blade patching and crack sealing; commissioners voted unanimously.

The Franklin County Commission on Aug. 6 authorized staff to spend up to $81,500 from proceeds of the sale of five county dump trucks for a slate of road repair and maintenance projects.

County staff said the funds — proceeds from the truck sales — would be used mainly for repair work rather than major improvements. “I think we would like to do, as Jeff said, the first two items, which that's all within my spending allowance,” a staff member said when presenting the list of projects and costs.

Staff described the highest-priority items as a roughly 600-foot, one-lane blade-patch on Eisenhower south of Seventh Street; approaches at the John Brown Bridge that the county hopes to complete before scheduled chip seal…

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