ROAD REPORT: Construction winding down, but not done yet
Construction is continuing on Road H Southeast south of MarDon Resort, highlighted in orange.
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MOSES LAKE — Road construction is winding down as summer turns into fall, but some projects are still underway.
Work is continuing on two sections of road in Grant County, and one county project may run into December.
Construction crews are still rebuilding Road H Southeast, off State Route 262 (O’Sullivan Dam Road) near the Mardon Resort. Grant County Engineer Dave Bren said it’s one of two paving projects still underway.
The existing surface is being excavated, the roadbed rebuilt where necessary and the road repaved. The cost is about $2.8 million, with about $2.5 million from a federal grant. Bren said in an earlier interview the road provides north-south access to Othello and Royal City and has enough traffic to qualify it for federal road improvement funds.
Road G.7 Northwest, south of Quincy, is closed to through traffic while it’s being paved. Previously it was a gravel road; it connects Road H Northwest to White Trail Road. Crews are grading the existing road, adding more base material if necessary, then adding two layers of rock and oil. Estimated cost is about $400,000.
“Those are the end-of-summer, early-autumn projects,” Bren said.
Adams County officials are reviewing bids on a proposal to repave a section of the Lind-Hatton Road. Bids were opened Wednesday.
Adams County Engineer Scott Yaeger said the section is about five miles north of State Route 26 between a section of South Damon Road and Phillips Road to the BNSF railroad crossing. About 2.98 miles will be paved, with construction beginning about Oct. 14 if a bid is accepted.