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Emmons County commissioners push for stricter haul-road agreements, propose contractor-funded site inspectors
Summary
After problems on prior wind projects, commissioners discussed tightening 'whole road' agreements, adding enforceable permit requirements for subcontractors, and hiring a contractor-paid temporary inspector to verify LoadPass permits and road protections.
Emmons County commissioners spent a large portion of their meeting debating how to tighten haul-road ("whole road") agreements for upcoming heavy-haul projects.
Speaker 2 said the draft agreement is currently "vague" and recommended a flexible template that can be amended for project-specific needs, rather than a single, one-size-fits-all contract. Commissioners and road staff stressed that enforcement — not just contractual language — must improve after prior projects where independent…
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