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Polk County outlines road projects, chip-seal cycle and culvert priorities
Summary
Public works director Todd Whitaker told the Polk County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 17 that the county will begin a second round of chip sealing, pursue targeted overlays and culvert replacements, and apply for grant funds to address larger culvert/bridge failures.
Polk County commissioners on Feb. 17 heard a detailed update from public works staff on road preservation, culvert and bridge priorities and equipment needs.
Public works presenter Todd Whitaker said the county completed an initial chip-seal cycle and is launching a second round rather than placing a new road bond immediately. “We’ve gone through and we’ve covered everything with chip seal once. Now we’re starting on the second round, which we’ve never really been in a position to do before,” Whitaker said, describing planned patch paving, crack sealing and smaller overlays.
Whitaker identified targeted projects including a roughly one-mile overlay on Enterprise Road to address longitudinal cracking and settlement and repairs on AR Ford in Grand Ronde. He flagged Rogers Road at Highway 51 as an angled intersection that would benefit from a design and possible right-of-way acquisition to…
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