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Highway department reports emergency culvert replacement and upcoming Tower Road closure
Summary
Highway staff reported completion of an emergency culvert replacement on White Road at an estimated cost of about $42,000 and said Tower Road will be closed for roughly a week for repairs; staff also outlined plans to resume daily patching work and pursue grader leases.
Chaz (speaker 13), representing the highway department, told the June 4 meeting that crews completed an emergency culvert replacement on White Road with preliminary costs near $42,000 pending final bills.
He said Tower Road will be closed next week for needed repairs for approximately one week and advised posting the closure on the county website so residents and campers can plan alternate routes. Chaz also reported plans to resume daily patching and pothole work over the summer as additional staff begin, and he said he will circulate bid packages for a high-road ditching project and subsequent asphalt work.
Chaz provided a procurement update: he has paperwork from Caterpillar to re-lease graders for an additional multi-year term (with a dollar buyout at the end) and will circulate lease documents to commissioners and the county attorney for review ahead of the next meeting.
Why it matters: The emergency culvert repair and pending road closure affect travel, local access for residents and campgrounds, and county infrastructure budgets. Commissioners asked that the highway office post closure notices and proceed with bidding and repairs.
Next steps: Highway staff will post closure information on the county website, move forward with contractor bidding for the ditching project, and share Caterpillar lease paperwork with commissioners and legal staff for review.
