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Highway department outlines storm response, salt‑mix changes and bridge inspection voucher; commissioners approve LPA claim
Summary
County highway staff described extended plow shifts, a change to a 2:1 salt‑to‑sand mix and use of 2,193 tons of material during the recent storm; commissioners approved a Local Public Agency (LPA) voucher for countywide bridge inspections (reimbursable federal share reported).
Daviess County’s highway department briefed commissioners on its response to a recent winter storm, including extended staff hours, equipment use and changes to the salt‑sand mixture used to treat roads.
Chris, a highway department staff member, said crews worked extended shifts and that the department logged "pretty much 76, 80 hours a man into it." He told commissioners the department operated eight snowplows and six graders, changed its salt‑sand mixture in recent years from 4:1 to 3:1 and now to 2:1, and used about 2,193 tons of salt‑sand material during the event.
Chris described constraints on overnight operations tied to equipment widths and narrow county road shoulders and said maintaining 24/7 operations would require significantly more staff and equipment.
The board approved an LPA voucher for the countywide bridge inspection program during the meeting. The transcript includes two different invoice figures mentioned by the presenter: an earlier reference to $1,289.00 (with 80% federal reimbursement noted as $1,031.20) and a later reference to $1,321.20; commissioners voted to approve the voucher. The motion was made by Commissioner Mike Keith, seconded by Commissioner TC Cook, and passed by a 3‑0 recorded vote.
Highway staff also summarized upcoming grant and project activity, including applying for a CCMG grant (noted as a $1,500,000 opportunity) and scheduled presentations to NDOT versus federal scoring committees on other bridge and guardrail projects. No additional funding decisions were made at the meeting.
