Public Works looks at 2024 projects

COLFAX — The Public Works department for Whitman County has yet to see a very heavy winter but has been keeping busy getting ready for 2024 by maintaining roads and planning for future projects.

Public Works Director Mark Storey said since the winter has not hit very hard, they have focused on sanding and de-icing roads.

Storey said the department has four roads they put de-icer on, including Colfax Airport Road, Albion Road, Pullman Albion Road and Pullman Airport Road. “There’s been some morning frost,” Storey said, noting that when the weather is good, people often get a false sense of secu...