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Benton County approves DOT secondary roads budget and five-year construction program
Summary
County adopted the Iowa DOT secondary roads budget and accepted a five-year construction program covering bridge replacements, pavement rehabilitation and local projects; supervisors also reduced the secondary road levy request to 90% of the maximum in the DOT submission.
Benton County took action on the Iowa Department of Transportation-required secondary roads budget and approved the county—sfive-year construction program.
County roads staff described the DOT form and a companion five-year program submitted to the state. The board was told the county reduced its secondary road levy request in the DOT submission to 90% of the maximum allowed, producing a roughly $100,000 decrease in total property tax from earlier figures. Staff explained receipts and fund balances, and itemized expected revenue sources including road use tax, RISE funds, federal aid bridge reimbursements and local-option sales tax estimates that could contribute roughly $390,000 annually to secondary roads under current assumptions.
Construction program highlights: county engineering staff outlined bridge replacements and rehabilitation projects across the five-year window. Several bridge projects north and south of Mount Auburn and near Schellsberg were identified; two nearby bridges qualified for 100% federal aid reimbursement. The program also listed asphalt resurfacing and pavement rehab segments (including North Newhall and Old Highway 131 stretches) and local projects such as grading and improvements near dairy operations. Staff said some projects remain subject to right-of-way acquisitions and coordination with cities and other jurisdictions.
Board action: supervisors voted to approve the DOT secondary roads budget and to accept the five-year program. Staff will follow up with DOT submittal and continue design and right-of-way actions on projects that move into detailed planning.
