Almota 4 road work bumped to next year

The delayed Almota Phase Four reconstruction project, once slated for this year, has now been moved to next year.

Dean Cornelison, assistant county engineer, told county commissioners Monday that a package of funding documents for the road reconstruction phase was sent July 25 to Washington State Department of Transportation in Olympia – which will release federal funds if approved.

Construction plans and specifications were next to be sent to WSDOT’s Eastern Region office in Spokane this week. If all is approved, Cornelison estimated a date for the project to be advertised for bids as Sept. 9...