From the Thursday, June 17, 2004 issue of the Daily Inter Lake . . .
Flathead County is looking for some outside help to fix a trio of slumps that could eventually block travel along the upper North Fork road.
The slumps are located in separate spots between Polebridge and Trail Creek.
The worst one, according to Commissioner Gary Hall, is at Wurtz Hill. Another is located around mile marker 42, where the North Fork of the Flathead River is widening a bend and eating away the road surface.
"That one narrows the road from two lanes to one lane," Hall said. "There's a guardrail [that's been positioned along the breach], but if someone breaks through that, they're in the river."
To fix that slump, county road superintendent Charlie Johnson said he'd like to relocate a half-mile section of road away from the river. An engineering estimate suggested the job would cost about $300,000; however, the county recently received a series of bids that ranged from $114,000 to $238,000.
Given its other budget priorities, Hall said the county can't spare even that much money for the work. Consequently, it's asking the local Resource Advisory Council to pay for the project.
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