Paving plans likely to require multi-biennium phasing, commissioners say
Commissioners discussed major paving projects (County Road 5 and others), noting the likely need to phase work across bienniums for engineering, grading and paving and that per-mile costs and right-of-way needs make quick completion unlikely.
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Commissioners discussed whether to pursue paving projects as part of flex-fund applications and acknowledged that large paving efforts are multi-step and expensive. The presenter outlined a typical three-stage plan — preliminary engineering and permitting, grading (including utilities and culverts), and final paving — which often spans several biennia. Commissioners noted that paving per mile can be costly; participants gave rough per-mile estimates and concluded such projects would be lengthy and require substantial local match or staged approaches.
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