County engineer reports paving progress; commissioners approve $48,187.54 final payment for County Road project

Aug 4, 2026

County Engineer Todd Grafton updated the board on paving, milling and detour work affecting Cyrus and Hancock and on striping/shouldering schedules; the board approved a final payment to the contractor (transcript: 'Wavener Company of Herman') in the amount of $48,187.54.

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Todd Grafton, Stevens County’s engineer, updated commissioners on current highway work and expected completion dates. He described sequencing of milling, leveling course and wear courses on County Road 18 and discussed detour routing through Hancock and Cyrus; he asked the county to post local-traffic guidance as drivers follow GPS routing that can contradict official detours. "We should be pretty much wrapped up here by the end of the week," Grafton said about the paving work.

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