Washington County Adds 28 Miles Of Road To Paving Program

With many Washington County roads having had taken a beating by the harsh winter, the county has added 28 miles of road to be paved as part of its Road Maintenance Program. The county says that the added stretches are located on 10 County roads.

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They are:

• 158th Avenue from Walker to Cornell roads
• Cornell Road from Elam Young Parkway to Main Street
• Dixon Mill Road from Iowa Hill Road to the end of pavement
• Evergreen Parkway from 185th Avenue to Cornelius Pass Road
• Fischer Road from Highway 99 to 131st Avenue
• Gales Creek Road from Thatcher Road to Highway 6
• Germantown Road from county line to Cornelius Pass Road
• Old Highway 47 from Scoggins Valley Road to Highway 47 (Dilley)
• Roy Rogers Road from Borchers Drive to Beef Bend Road
• Scholls Ferry Road from Old Scholls Ferry Road to Hall Boulevard and from Tile Flat Road to Highway 219

"This winter's unusually harsh weather has been tough on County roads, and we're glad to be able to add this work on both urban and rural roads to our work program for the year," said Dave Schamp, manager, Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation Operations and Maintenance Division.

Funded through state and county gas taxes and other fees, the $7 million paving program is expected to start in April and continue into summer.

The county adds that the county will work with the contractor to ensure that traffic moves as smoothly as possible during the paving work.

They will make sure that advisory signs will be posted in advance of the work. Additionally, owners of adjacent properties will be notified in advance of the work.

As for closures, the county says that the roads will remain open but may be limited to one-way traffic controlled by flaggers. Travelers can expect delays.

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