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Jackson County signs 28E agreement, backs RAISE grant for 395th Avenue safety project
Summary
The board authorized a 28E agreement and resolution supporting a multi-county RAISE grant application to reconstruct 395th Avenue with full-depth reclamation, widened paved shoulders, rumble strips and a realignment at 308 Street; county staff said the segment meets RAISE criteria including ADT ~650 and a fatality in the last five years.
The Jackson County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 7 authorized a 28E agreement and approved a resolution to support a federal RAISE grant application for safety work on 395th Avenue.
County staff member Jane Schackle told the board the RAISE application focuses on roadside safety and that 395th Avenue, just south of the Bellevue golf course, qualified as the county’s submission. The proposal would use full-depth reclamation to rebuild the pavement (staff said records show the existing asphalt layer is about 2 inches thick), widen and flatten shoulders with paved shoulders and rumble strips, and realign a curve at the intersection with 308 Street to improve sight distance. Schackle said the work could require right-of-way acquisitions for the realignment if the project proceeds to design.
Schackle described the pavement condition and design approach: “Full depth reclamation is where it's almost like a milling machine that mills it up and incorporates actually, like, cement stabilizing agent and turns the old pavement into a base and put new asphalt on top of it,” she said. She added that the county submitted the documents required to join a five-county RAISE application coordinated by the county engineers’ service bureau.
Schackle said the road meets multiple RAISE criteria: it is a farm-to-market (FM) road, has an average daily traffic estimate of about 650 vehicles and has had a fatality within the last five years. She said those elements helped the segment qualify for the safety-focused RAISE application.
Supervisors authorized execution of the intergovernmental 28E agreement with the Iowa County Engineers Association (the service bureau coordinating the five-county submittal) and approved Resolution No. 1092-01-07-2025, a formal letter of support for the application. Supervisor Nen Fleagle moved to approve the agreement; Supervisor Mike Steinus seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Schackle cautioned the board that if the RAISE application is unsuccessful the scope could change. She also noted the application’s safety countermeasures are consistent with state-highway safety approaches: centerline and shoulder rumble strips, widened pavement markings and paved shoulders.
County staff will proceed with the 28E process and the joint submission; design and right-of-way actions would depend on whether the grant is awarded and on subsequent design work.
