CANTON -- St. Lawrence County will soon receive assistance with engineering services to replace the Town Line Road bridge over Lisbon Creek.

Legislators approved a resolution during the Feb. 26 finance committee meeting to authorize the contract with Barton and Loguidice.

St. Lawrence County Highway Superintendent Don Chambers said the contract was necessary to complete the work due to the assistant civil engineer resigning last September. County officials have been unable to fill that role since, he said.

Two assistant civil engineers are currently drafting and planning for the project, however further assistance is needed to get the plans together, Chambers said.

The contract is to not exceed $7,000.

In other action, legislators also approved a roadside mowing contract that will allow the County Highway Department to assist the towns of Clifton, Fine, Hopkinson, Louisville, Piercefield and Stockholm.

The 2024 budget provided for the approval and funding of the roadside mowing.

Officials say the county will mow 89.7 miles of county roads in the six towns at the cost of $320 per mile.

Legislators also approved a cooperative agreement with the Franklin County Highway Department for road salt purchases.

With the deal in place, both counties would be able to bid together on the purchase of road salt for the coming winter season.

Officials say including road slat estimates for Franklin County in the bidding process will likely lower the cost per ton for both counties.

According to chambers, the deal has been in place for a decade.

"The agreement has saved us both several thousand dollars each year over the last 10 or so years," Chambers told legislators.