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Supervisors adopt road-crossing policy and pledge support for Safe Streets & Roads for All
Summary
Chickasaw County adopted a road-crossing policy that sets county participation levels for open-trench and bored utility crossings and approved a pledge supporting the federal SS4A safety action planning process; both actions passed on roll call votes.
Chickasaw County supervisors on Oct. 21 adopted a new county road-crossing policy and approved a pledge to participate in the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) safety-action planning process.
County engineering staff outlined key provisions of the road-crossing policy, which sets county participation for different crossing types: for open-trench crossings on gravel roads the county's participation was described as $500 plus a per-inch rate over a six-inch minimum; for bored crossings the county's participation was capped at $1,000 plus a per-inch rate over the six-inch minimum. The policy requires applicants to complete a permit referencing spill-prevention and control plans, and staff noted enforcement and outreach challenges to ensure compliance.
Supervisors also reviewed and adopted a pledge supporting the SS4A safety-action plan process (an IIJA-funded program) and were advised of a February 19 kickoff meeting for stakeholders and the public. Staff said the plan will address crash causes, not only infrastructure, to qualify the county for future safety-related grants.
The board voted to adopt Resolution 10-21-24-47 (road-crossing policy) and to authorize the SS4A pledge; both votes were recorded by roll call. Staff will publish permit materials and schedule the public kickoff meeting for the safety-action planning process.
Next steps: engineering staff to publish the permit form, disseminate public notices about the SS4A kickoff and coordinate stakeholder meetings.
