Chelan County Public Works will delay a project on Chumstick Highway at Beaver Hill near Plain due to safety concerns from the 24,000-acre Little Giant Fire. The extension project was slated to begin earlier this month but was pushed back to mid-August while the contractor, Hurst Construction of East Wenatchee, procured materials. Chelan County Public Works will announce a rescheduled project date for sometime this fall at a later date. In addition to extending the existing retaining wall by 150 feet, other nearby slopes will be repaired and stabilized with additional fill and new guardrail. The project area is from milepost 12.3 to 12.4 on Chumstick HighwayThe $790,000 project is paid for with a mix of federal emergency relief funds and county road funds.