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Public works outlines cost-share projects for road stabilization; commissioners weigh prioritizing one project this year
Summary
Public works presented potential county cost-share projects including County Road 2800 and County Road 1400 and a low-water crossing near Cherryville; commissioners discussed funding percentages and agreed to pursue one priority project this cycle and seek further cost/traffic data.
Public works staff briefed Montgomery County commissioners on potential cost-share projects for the 2025 spring round, highlighting two candidates: County Road 2800 (west of the Coffeyville Industrial Park) and County Road 1400 (near the wastewater/sewer plant southeast of Coffeyville), plus a low-water crossing north of Cherryville that engineers have deemed likely unfixable and are studying replacement options.
Staff estimated engineering and construction costs: the County Road 2800 widening/overlay and related work could put the county’s share (at prior program levels) in the low millions; County Road 1400 had a 1.1 million total estimate with the county’s 50% share roughly $550,000. Commissioners discussed prioritizing one project this cycle to stay within county funding capacity and noted additional work would be needed to estimate utilities relocation and guardrail and to obtain up-to-date traffic counts.
Commissioners asked staff to gather traffic counts and finalized cost estimates and to proceed with a single prioritized application for the cost-share program this cycle. Staff noted the county has funds available and could cover its portion without increasing the tax levy, but large projects (bridge replacement or major relocation) would be multi-year efforts. No formal vote was recorded; commissioners instructed staff to refine cost estimates and return with a recommendation.
