Automated flaggers to be tested this upcoming summer

At the Monday morning commissioners workshop, Mark Storey, Whitman County public works director, brought before the commissioners the idea of purchasing an automated flagger for this summer's road construction season.

An automated flagger is a temporary traffic control device that has high visibility signage and can be operated either through radio control or cable from a remote location.

“We are looking at purchasing one or two of these automated flagger stations,” Storey said. “They are $32,000 - $34,000.”

There are two different models the department is interested in purchasing.

Storey ment...