The Clatsop
County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting Friday, Oct. 5 to
approve a contractor contract to start work on an Ensign Lane access road.
The board approved a
$2,755,717.75 contract with Thompson Bros. Excavating, Inc. for the project,
which involves the extension of S.E. Ensign Lane through the county-owned
business park in Warrenton. The Vancouver, Wash. company is expected to start
work Oct. 8.
Ensign Lane runs
east-west through the 270-acre property between U.S. Highway 101 and Highway
101-Business. The first section of the road was built by North Coast Retail LLC
to serve the commercial development on the park’s west side; the county
committed to complete the road. The extension project will be funded by the
Industrial Development Revolving Fund, which holds the proceeds from the $8.6
million sale of the park’s 75-acre commercial property to North Coast
Retail.
The Ensign Lane
extension is integral to the county’s Phase 2 development strategy covering the
remaining 195 acres of the business park. The road will also serve to improve
overall traffic connectivity by linking Highway 101 and 101-Business.
The project was
initially put out for bid in August. When it was found that the resulting low
bidder submitted an incorrect bid, all the quotes were rejected and the project
was re-bid.
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