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Madison County board hears timeline, right-of-way update for two Yandell Road projects
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Summary
An engineer from Pickering reported environmental and geotechnical work is complete for two Yandell Road segments; right-of-way mapping of about 20 parcels (just under 9 acres) is beginning and construction is projected for Q1 2027 (west) and Q1 2028 (east), though schedule shifts are possible while county staff conducts plan reviews.
Rick Ferguson, an engineer with Pickering, updated the Madison County board on two Yandell Road projects, saying environmental studies and geotechnical investigations are finished and right-of-way work is starting. “We have a total of 20 parcels,” Ferguson said, and the acquisitions amount to “just a little under 9 acres.”
The projects cover two adjacent segments of Yandell Road: the west segment runs from North Oak Canyon to just past Bainbridge; the east segment runs from Bainbridge to State Route 43. Ferguson said Pickering submitted 60% field-review plans for the west segment and is preparing final plans. He said the east segment’s field-review plans will be submitted in the next reporting period.
Why it matters: both projects require right-of-way acquisitions and coordination with a neighboring benchmark project that will reach into the same area, so timing and parcel coordination are essential to avoid duplicative acquisitions. Ferguson said the county and the neighboring project share a property owner along a stretch of the road and the teams “do not need to be going two separate ties to the same landowner.”
Supporting details: BCD completed geotechnical investigations and provided reports and payment recommendations for the west segment, Ferguson said. For the east segment he reported a band of high-volume clay soil from about 1,000 feet east of Bainbridge to 12 Oaks Trace; roughly 30% of that segment will require mitigation or repair to the existing roadway. Ferguson described traffic control and staging on the east segment as more complicated because of those repair needs.
Schedule and next steps: Ferguson said the west segment is projected to begin construction in the first quarter of 2027 and the east segment in the first quarter of 2028. He cautioned the schedule may shift because his original timeline did not allow sufficient time for county staff reviews; he said staff reviewer Tim will need additional time to review submitted plans, which could push dates.
Administrative steps underway include generating parcel index maps and deed descriptions to support right-of-way acquisition; Ferguson named Mark Dye as the person who will handle turning those documents over to right-of-way technology. Ferguson said utility coordination and office-plan reviews will continue.
No formal actions or votes were recorded during the update. The board asked for questions and thanked Ferguson for the report.
