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Skagit County will return 2017 CRAB funds for Francis Road, seeks waiver and new funding
Summary
County Engineer Tom Weller told commissioners that permitting delays stalled Francis Road Section 1 and staff will return a 2017 $900,000 CRAB award, ask CRAB to waive payback of $60,000 spent, and resubmit for $2.5 million and FHWA safety funds to build the project in 2028.
Tom Weller, Skagit County’s county engineer, told the Board of County Commissioners on March 2 that the county will ask the County Road Administration Board to terminate reimbursement for Francis Road Section 1 and to waive payback for expenses already incurred.
“It’s a project that we have had under design since 2015,” Weller said, describing the project’s history and a 2017 CRAB award of $900,000. He said construction work completed in 2021 was followed by permitting delays and changes in…
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