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Pottawattamie supervisors approve DOT bridge award, sign off on secondary roads budget and review five-year plan
Summary
Supervisors voted to award a federally funded Boomer Township bridge project to Dixon Construction, approved the county's DOT-formatted secondary roads budget for submission and discussed but did not finalize the county five-year road program.
Pottawattamie County supervisors voted to award a federally funded bridge project in Boomer Township to Dixon Construction and approved the county's secondary roads budget formatted for Iowa Department of Transportation submittal, while holding an extended discussion on the county's five-year roads program.
The board approved resolution to award project BROS-CO-70? (transcript: "B R O S Dash C O 70 8 ...") to Dixon Construction of Coralville, Iowa. County Engineer John Rasmussen told the board the bridge is in Boomer Township near 200 and Tenth Street and that about 80% of the project cost will be reimbursed by federal funds. "This is a Federal 8 bridge ... 80% of the project cost will come to us will be reimbursing those funds," Rasmussen said.
The award was approved by roll call. The board also approved the county's secondary roads budget in the DOT format, a separate administrative submittal required by the Iowa DOT. Rasmussen described the DOT-formatted budget as the county's current program recast in DOT style and said the five-year plan that accompanies the budget remains "fluid" and can be changed later by resolution.
The board spent substantial time reviewing the five-year program, focusing on which projects to lock into year one and how to present estimates and maps to the supervisors for review before the DOT's May 15 deadline. Supervisors asked for clearer spreadsheets and project-cost estimates tied to each year; Rasmussen said he would provide a project spreadsheet and updated maps and noted the county can add or move projects later by resolution.
Supervisors raised funding options for projects not covered by federal DOT funds, including local bonding and using other federal sources. Supervisors also discussed local maintenance needs on Tamarack Road and heard Rasmussen say he did not currently have construction funds for a major reconstruction there but could pursue patching and would explore funding options.
Why it matters: The awarded bridge and the DOT budget submission set which projects are eligible for federal reimbursement and influence prioritization of county roads work; the five-year program sets a project pipeline that county staff and supervisors can adjust but must document for DOT planning.
Ending: Rasmussen committed to deliver the spreadsheet with per-project estimates and maps to the board; supervisors set a follow-up to finalize submittals before the DOT deadline.
