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Public works says landfill traffic surged after fires; plans to double scale-house capacity
Summary
Butte County Public Works reported a 38% spike in landfill traffic last summer (about 12,000 vehicles) and proposed relocating/adding scale houses and realigning a roadway to reduce backups on Neil Road; director Josh Pack said the project could be expedited with an emergency contract at an estimated $450,000.
Butte County's director of public works told the Board of Supervisors on March 11 that post-fire activity has driven a sharp increase in landfill traffic and that staff will seek faster procurement to ease safety hazards on Neil Road.
"This past summer, we saw about 12,000 vehicles drive through the landfill, which is a 38%…
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