IDOT representative proposes hard-surface extensions on Highway 2; county to review engineering implications
An IDOT representative described a project on State Highway 2 from Casey's in Mount Ayr east toward Ketterton and suggested adding hard-surfaced extensions from the highway to gravel-road stop signs for grader safety at the county's expense; supervisors said they would discuss the proposal with the county engineer.
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Travis Malone, identified in the minutes as visiting from the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT), briefed the board on an upcoming IDOT project on State Highway 2 stretching from the Casey's store in Mount Ayr east toward Ketterton. Malone said IDOT can add a hard-surfaced extension from Highway 2 to each stop sign on the connecting gravel roads to improve safety for motor graders when they are blade-grading; he said such extensions would be at the county's expense.
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