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Barry County Road Commission highlights foam-stabilization win, bridge needs and chip-seal strategy
Summary
The Barry County Road Commission reported a year of steady maintenance, a low percent of poor federal-aid roads, an innovative foam-stabilization repair that saved the county roughly $1.2 million, and planned bridge projects that will rely on state critical-bridge funds.
Jake Welch, managing director of the Barry County Road Commission, presented the commission—s 2024 annual report to the Barry County Board of Commissioners on July 22, summarizing maintenance accomplishments, an innovative stabilization project, and capital needs for bridges and culverts.
Welch described a foam-stabilization repair on Green Lake Road that replaced a previously projected $1.3 million structural fix with an in-place test using compressible foam piers. "We drilled holes down into the bottom of the muck, filled that with compressible foam, and basically built that road up on foam piers," Welch said, adding…
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