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County engineer reports DOJ trip, culvert and bridge work; paving delayed by weather
Summary
The county engineer briefed commissioners on a recent trip to Washington before the Department of Justice, ongoing culvert work on Haymaker, demolition of Hassleberg Bridge and paving delays caused by wet weather, plus routine mill-and-chip operations and roadside mowing.
The county engineer told commissioners he traveled to Washington last week to represent the county before the U.S. Department of Justice and returned with the trip "an experience," saying "I did. It was an experience. I think everything went well. So glad to be back." No further details about the DOJ meeting were provided in the public record.
During public comment, the county engineer described several ongoing road and bridge projects. He said Haymaker will be closed for culvert replacement and that crews attempted to work but were delayed; he expected work to resume the next day. He reported the Hassleberg Bridge has been completely removed and demoed and that the project is awaiting a paving milestone, which has been delayed by poor weather.
The engineer said the county is performing mill-and-chip seal operations in the south part of the county, particularly on projects that had been delayed by a state transportation (N DOT) shutdown in February. He described the spring and summer as unusually wet, producing heavy roadside growth that the county is addressing with boom mowers.
No motions or formal actions were taken on the roadwork update; the remarks were presented during the meeting’s public comment/department reports portion. Commissioners acknowledged the update and did not request additional action during the session.
