County books sealing projects

Chip-sealing season is underway in Whitman County.

The first of 12 projects started Monday on Garfield-Farmington Road, where a country crew will seal-coat six miles of road north from Highway 27 to near Ryde Road. They are expected to be finished this week.

Next will be a three-mile stretch of Johnson Road at the Pullman city limits to Gimlin Road. Another span of Johnson Road will also be treated, running south for four miles to the Colton city limits.

Chip-sealing is the application of liquid asphalt to a paved road in order to fill cracks and preserve the surface. Sections of county roads...