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Skagit County approves TIP amendments to add guardrail and ferry projects
Summary
Skagit County commissioners on March 3 approved Revision 1 of the 2026–2031 Transportation Improvement Program to add three projects: Granstrom Road guardrail, Guemes Island ferry dock maintenance and ferry operations funding, enabling the county to obligate federal and state grant awards.
Skagit County commissioners approved a revision to the county’s 2026–2031 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) on March 3, voting to add three projects that county officials said are funded by federal grants routed through the state.
The TIP amendment adds (1) guardrail along portions of Granstrom Road east of Highway 9 to address steep roadside dropoffs exposed by recent logging; (2) a Guemes Island ferry dock maintenance bundle funded through bridge-program dollars to repair paint, hydraulics and electrical systems on both sides of the route; and (3) about $620,000 in ferry operational funds to cover salaries, benefits and fuel…
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