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County approves engineering agreement to advance Auburn Road safety project
Summary
Osage County approved an agreement with Cook, Flatt & Strobel Engineers to prepare plans for a high‑risk rural road/bridge project on Auburn Road; preliminary estimates were cited near $650,000 and the project is staged for FY2028.
The Osage County Commission approved an agreement with Cook, Flatt & Strobel Engineers to begin preliminary plan work for a high‑risk rural road project on Auburn Road (from 100th & 9th to 100th & 17th), a project planned for fiscal year 2028.
A county official summarized that the selection initiates the design phase and described multiple safety concerns at the site, including repeated guardrail impacts and a need to add width to an existing box bridge. Preliminary engineer estimates discussed during the meeting were roughly $650,000 for the scope described; commissioners noted substantial work remains to obtain final design and cost details.
The motion to approve the agreement and authorize execution of the engineer contract for project number 70‑5415‑01 carried by voice vote. County staff said the agreement funds the next step of engineering and plan production to make the project eligible for later construction funding.
Commissioners emphasized the agreement was an early step — design, final scope, and budgeting remain to be completed — and the anticipated project timeline schedules construction in 2028 pending funding and completion of planning.
