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Commissioners approve 2025 road maintenance plan; community crossings and NDOT timeline noted
Summary
The Board approved the county's 2025 road maintenance plan, which includes just over 16 miles of asphalt paving, roughly 21 miles of chip seal under the Community Crossings program, and approximately 160 miles of preservation treatments; the county plans to apply for future NDOT Community Crossings rounds and carry over some awarded funds.
The Board of Johnson County Commissioners approved the county’s 2025 road maintenance plan on Monday after highway staff reviewed planned paving, chip seal and preservation work and discussed funding carryover for Community Crossings projects.
Daniel Johnston, highway engineer, told the board the county inventory includes about 580 miles of roads and that the 2025 plan includes a little more than 16 miles of asphalt paving, roughly 21 miles of chip seal tied to Community Crossings in Morant River Township, and approximately 160 miles of preservation treatments such as crack seal and patching.
Johnston said crews have already completed several spring projects and that the plan ranks and prioritizes road segments across the inventory. "We have 580 miles within the county's road inventory, and we try to rank and assess and prioritize all of those segments so every year," he said.
The financial summary included amounts carried over from prior years for Community Crossings awards; Johnston said the county intends to apply in the next NDOT call for projects but that NDOT has changed its process following recent legislation, so the timing of that call is uncertain.
Commissioners voted to approve the maintenance plan by voice vote. The board’s approval authorizes the highway department to proceed with the plan and to include carryover funds in the county’s application for the next NDOT Community Crossings round; the transcript does not record specific dollar amounts for each project or a contractor award list.
Why it matters: The road maintenance plan allocates county resources across preservation and paving work, affects travel conditions for residents and commercial users, and sets application strategy for state Community Crossings funds.
