Summer chip-sealing set for 34 miles of road

Whitman County Commissioners Monday approved more than $650,000 in seal coating projects for the summer.

The work will span approximately 34 miles of road and is to be paid for by a combination of $650,000 in state Arterial Preservation money and an additional 10 to 30 percent in county gas tax proceeds.

“June is asphalt season,” said Mark Storey, Public Works Director.

Sealing will take place at several locations, including stretches of Dry Creek Road, Pullman Airport Road, Colfax Airport Road and Pine City-Malden Road.

Some work is now underway with preliminary crack sealing – when heated 40...