Road and Bridge report: $304,000 for recent bridge work; crews supported wildfire response with fuel and equipment

Mr. Latham, the county Road and Bridge representative, told the court the department has 45 open requests (about 17 are permits) and recently completed a significant bridge project on County 274 with combined contractor and county forces costs reported around $304,000. "Including the contractor's cost was with our forces was $304,000," Latham reported while reviewing completed work and ongoing brush and debris operations.

Latham also outlined Road and Bridge's role in recent wildfire response: crews provided heavy equipment (dozers and a track loader), pumps and more than 1,000 gallons of fuel to volunteer fire departments and logged roughly 140 hours of labor on the Yellow Square Fire. Commissioner Matthews moved to accept the road and bridge report; the court approved the report by voice vote.