Additional funds change plan for Hume Road

County Commissioners approved Sept. 5 an amended agreement for projected work on the Hume Road for 2020-2022.

The county received an additional $400,000 in funding in August from the state’s Rural Arterial Transportation Account. The funds, which will be added to a previous $280,000 designated for Hume Road from the program, necessitated the amended contract with the state’s County Road Administrative Board, which oversees the account.

The segment involves a portion of the Hume Road on the Oakesdale end which was not included in previous upgrades of the road which links Highway 195 south of Steptoe with Highway 27 south of Oakesdale.