Road 4109 Efforts for 2023

[jvangeld]

The big news for Road 4109 (to Silverstar Trailhead) this year is that Chinook Trail Association won a grant to place more boulders at the trailhead. The grant will pay for the purchase and placement of the boulders. That will occur sometime later this summer. Steve Jones asked FoR4109 to brushout the road so that a dump truck will be able to reach the trailhead. So we have planned a workday on July 15th. If you would like to help, we would love to see you then.

The road itself hasn't changed much over the winter, either for the worse or for the better. It's the same advice; the road is challenging for vehicles with low ground clearance.

[jvangeld]

Well, the Forest Service found some money to buy some gravel. The owner of North Bonneville Quarry will drive to the road soon so that he can find the most efficient route for his dump trucks. That will allow the most gravel to be delivered for the given budget. Rock deliveries might occur next week. It will probably be 4-6 loads. So not enough to fix everything, but enough to improve a few big holes.

[Chip Down]

Thanks for the info. I'm particularly enthusiastic about the boulders, or anything that will keep lowlife degenerate scumbags from driving their jeeps/trucks/whatever into scenic areas that need to be preserved.

[jvangeld]

The boulder deliveries will probably happen in September. The money is coming from a RAC grant but Chinook Trail Association didn't have whatever federal number they needed to claim it.

Gravel will be delivered next Monday and Tuesday, two trucks each day. After that they will see if the trucks are making better time than 6 hours both ways. If they are, they might be able to put down more than the originally quoted six loads.