The director of the County of Riverside’s Transportation Department has the authority to enter into an emergency contract, which was the case last year when two culverts along De Luz Road in Temecula required immediate replacement. No Riverside County Board of Supervisors action overrode the emergency contract, and on November 18, the county supervisors formally ratified the contract while also accepting the work as complete.The 5-0 vote approved a contract with Riverside Construction Company, Inc., which was originally for $500,000 but which was reduced to $433,389 due to cost savings. The supervisors also directed the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to file a notice of completion.One culvert northeast of Buena Loma Road and one culvert southwest of Buena Loma Road failed in A
