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Highway commissioner outlines bridge, resurfacing and Highway T plans; board approves county aid and 2025 highway funding
Summary
Highway Commissioner Bridal Kelly reported a busy year—larger paving totals, heavy bridge needs and a proposed design investment for the Highway M bridge—while the board approved two highway resolutions that fund county aid, maintenance and construction in 2025.
Chippewa County Highway Commissioner Bridal Kelly presented the highway department’s annual operations report at the Nov. 7 meeting, detailing operations, pavement-preservation outcomes, bridge needs and design work for large projects including the Highway M bridge and the Highway T corridor.
Kelly told the board the highway system includes about 996 lane miles and that the department completed about 24.6 miles of resurfacing and 42 miles of chip seal in the most recent year’s work. "One of the few times we've done that," Kelly said of exceeding a 25-year replacement target. The department reported paving about 70,600 tons to date and maintaining an inventory of roughly 6,500 tons of salt and 9,500 tons of sand-salt stockpile ahead of winter.
Kelly described substantial bridge needs, including Highway M, a county bridge built in 1950 that he said has an overall condition score of 12.2 out of 100 and a preliminary replacement cost approaching $15 million.…
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