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County engineer recommends denying Niles Road upgrade request citing bridge, drainage and maintenance costs
Summary
A concept request to upgrade a mile of Niles Road to serve a proposed residence prompted the county engineer to recommend denial because of an aging timber bridge (replacement ~ $180,000), drainage/crossing constraints and ongoing maintenance; the applicant offered cost‑share options but commissioners declined to fund 100% of the work.
Saline County commissioners heard a concept presentation from County Engineer Justin Mader on a landowner request to upgrade sections of Niles Road between Asaria Road and Tinkler Road that would convert earth‑surface roadway to gravel to serve a proposed residence.
Mader said the request centers on three short sections (noting one is already a gravel segment) and described the main obstacles: an aging timber structure in fair but deteriorating condition that would likely require eventual replacement (he…
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