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County reports: Michigan Avenue bridge reopens, Minnesota Avenue redesign under way and salt shed built in Pearson
Summary
Supervisors reported the reopening of two bridges and described an ongoing redesign of the Minnesota Avenue bridge that will raise the road grade about five feet to improve a steep truck route, while crews construct a salt shed at the Pearson maintenance site.
County supervisors used the reports section of the meeting to update the board on several infrastructure projects affecting rural and municipal transport.
Supervisors reported that a bridge on Michigan Avenue — closed since 2019 — reopened about two weeks earlier, restoring a link between Anthon and Correctionville. Jewel Avenue, which had been limited to a three-ton restriction for years, also reopened. Work has begun on the Minnesota Avenue bridge project on the east side of Pearson; supervisors described the county’s plan to raise the grade of the roadway by roughly five feet as part of a cooperative project with the City of Pearson and a federal grant to improve a steep, heavily trafficked truck route to an ethanol plant.
Secondary roads crews are also constructing a roofed salt shed at the Pearson county maintenance site to protect winter materials from the elements. Supervisors noted an emergency 9-1-1 board meeting addressed a new generator and supporting infrastructure for a communications tower in Danbury, and they said contractors have offered pricing options tied to changes that could reduce costs.
These updates were delivered as part of routine committee reports; no formal board votes were recorded on these projects during the meeting. Supervisors characterized the developments as improvements to safety and freight movement and thanked county road crews for their work.
