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Supervisors hear road washouts, riprap repairs and debrief on Murray Bridge grant application
Summary
County staff reported localized flooding, washouts and riprap repairs on multiple local roads and provided an update that the county’s Murray Bridge application was not selected in the latest federal BUILD/RAISE-style competitive round; design funding remains secured.
County staff told the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors (date not specified) that recent high water caused localized flooding and washouts on several county roads and that crews installed riprap at at least one washout site. Staff also updated supervisors on the county’s Murray Bridge grant application, saying the county was not selected for construction funding in the most recent competitive round but that it was designated a “project of merit” and remains positioned for a simplified future application process.
Dan (county staff) reported water “over top of the road on Montana up by Foreman,” cited flooding at Tombstone Bridal and The Vine on 110th Street, and described a “sharp washout on Oak Avenue north of Livermore’s lagoon” where crews placed riprap. Dan said the washout had rutted “all the way up to the edge of the road” and that county crews would reassess and perform repairs once water levels fell. He said Kyle provided drone photos showing the damage.
On the Murray Bridge application, staff said the county “was not selected as part of the build raise” program but was advanced as a project of merit, which staff described as clearing an initial hurdle that will reduce review steps for future applications. The transcript records staff saying the program received roughly 800 applications and selected about 30 projects nationwide in the round discussed; it also records that only one project in Iowa — the city of Cedar Rapids — was selected in that round. Staff said the county still has $2,000,000 available for design work and that state HP (Highway Program/state funding referenced in the meeting) money remains available for the project if construction funding is not obtained in this round.
Staff emphasized the competitive nature of the grant program and funding reductions compared with prior federal allocations, noting that the county’s bundled application included bridges across seven counties and that the county will await a formal debrief to learn whether application content or limited funding drove the nonselection.
Ending Supervisors asked technical and location questions during the update and directed staff to reassess road damage after water receded. Staff said they would report back with repair plans and any debrief details from the grant program when available.
