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Jackson County DOT: bridge maintenance contract, aggregate bidders and project updates; zero open QAlert potholes reported
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Jackson County DOT presented a MDOT bridge maintenance contract, an annual aggregate‑vendor recommendation and project and maintenance metrics, including zero open QAlert potholes at month‑end.
The Jackson County Department of Transportation presented multiple items to the Safety and Transportation Committee, including an MDOT contract for preventative maintenance on five county bridges, the county’s annual mineral aggregate bid, and the department’s monthly project and maintenance report. Angela (Jackson County DOT staff) spoke for the department.
MDOT bridge contract (MDOT contract 25‑5478). Angela said grant funding covers preventative maintenance for five bridges; hot‑mix asphalt (HMA) bridges will be milled and resurfaced, concrete bridges will be patched and given a surface treatment, and the Parnell Road bridge will have its guardrail replaced. The committee voted to forward the MDOT bridge contract to the full board with a recommendation of approval (motion by Commissioner Baer, supported by Commissioner Walls); the motion passed unanimously.
Mineral aggregate annual bid. Angela said the department received six vendor responses to the county’s annual aggregate bid and recommended approving all six vendors so awards can be made per project and material type. The listed respondents are Stoneco, Lester Brothers, Carr Brothers, Fisher Transport, Midwestern Materials, and Yellow Rose Transport. The committee voted to forward the bid awards to the full board with a recommendation of approval (moved by Commissioner Baer, supported by Commissioner Walls); the motion passed unanimously.
Monthly project and maintenance update. Angela reviewed project status: the Mike Levine Trail signal and three‑lane section are open to traffic; chip sealing and paving work (Detman Road, Sutton Wildwood, a 10‑mile section of Moscow Road) are complete; rumble‑strip work remains; and local projects such as Blackman are complete except for coordination with MDOT on the O’Neil bridge. She said the department submitted safety project awards for signing and tree removals for 2027 and that tree removals will proceed at specified locations (the slide named Pulaski County Farm and Mount Hope Road).
Maintenance metrics. Angela told the committee the department had zero open QAlert pothole tickets at the end of the month and placed about 530 tons of asphalt in potholes during September, bringing the year‑to‑date total close to 3,000 tons. Permit activity for September included 49 oversized permits, 114 right‑of‑way permits and 47 inspections.
Funding and grant use. In response to a question from Chairman Shotwell, Angela clarified that state safety grant awards must be used for the specific projects awarded and cannot be reallocated to general road repairs; MDOT oversees the projects and pays contractors, and the county pays only its agreed local match.
Gravel pits and material sourcing. Angela said the county uses material from its pits when appropriate but that the aggregate bid covers multiple types of material the pits may not supply; the county will use its own material first and buy from vendors if needed.
Road diets. In response to a commissioner question, Angela said there is currently no funding for additional road‑diet projects and none planned at this time.
Public comment. During the second public‑comment period, James Minnick of Columbia Township commended MDOT/JDOT crews for quick pothole repairs and tree removals following citizen reports. "People have actually been talking about how quick that it happens after they get their complaint in," Minnick said.
The committee voted to receive the DOT monthly report (motion by Commissioner Behr, supported by Commissioner Williams); the motion passed unanimously.
