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Totem Pole Road improvement project to start in spring

Chelan County commissioners recently awarded a $2.1 million construction bid for Phase 1 of the Totem Pole Road improvement project in Manson.

LaRiviere Inc. of Rathdrum, Idaho, was the lowest of six bids on the project. The bid was 23 percent below the Chelan County engineer’s estimate.

Totem Pole Road is a road improvement project that has been in the works for several years. The first phase is from South Harris Avenue to Green Avenue.

Construction will start in mid-March. We will post the starting date when we have it on the project’s website.

Construction includes:

  • A new stormwater treatment system with an outfall at Lake Chelan
  • Addition of sidewalk and curb and gutter
  • Rebuilding the intersection at Green Avenue and Totem Pole Road (see photo above)

Phase I will cost about $4.5 million. Much of the funding comes from state and federal grants. The upper portion of the project will be completed when grants are secured for that portion.

Last Updated: 04/16/2026 03:46 PM

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