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Hubbard County approves two final highway payments, hears construction updates
Summary
County commissioners approved two final highway contract payments — $23,052.58 for aggregate surfacing and $435,210.18 for a countywide calcium chloride application — and received updates on multiple road construction projects and traffic patterns affecting maintenance decisions.
Hubbard County commissioners approved two final highway payments and received a construction update from county engineering staff.
The board approved final payment of $23,052.58 to Boats Dirt Service for contract CP292502, described in staff materials as the county’s aggregate surfacing project. Commissioners also approved a final payment of $435,210.18 to Envirotech Services for contract CP29251003, a county calcium chloride application program; county staff said the program bills townships for services and the county collects a 5% administration fee.
Highway staff reported ongoing and upcoming projects: Casa 45 (on schedule for a September completion), Kasaw 1 (phase 1 underground complete, phase 2 under way with mid‑October completion anticipated), a recently opened roundabout at Kasaw 7 and 40 (permanent light installation expected in December), and a turn‑lane project starting Sept. 15 with a planned one‑week detour and October 3 estimated completion. Staff also described traffic counts (ADT volumes in the 40s–50s) and factors affecting chloride application decisions, including farm traffic and a nearby MnDOT project that temporarily increased volumes on some roads.
Commissioners asked about testing of materials; staff said resurfacing materials are tested more frequently than specification minimums and some tests are performed in‑house. On the calcium chloride work, staff said roughly a 50/50 split of miles was billed between townships and county this year.
Both payments were moved and seconded on the consent agenda and carried unanimously.
