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Board approves plans for Gilmore City paving project, signs county–city funding agreement
Summary
Humboldt County supervisors approved plans and specifications for a joint paving project with Pocahontas County (FMCO 46; parents 92 and 93), accepted a county–city funding agreement with Gilmore City to cover local sidewalks and parking, and approved final contract and voucher closeouts for recent paving work.
HUMBOLDT — Humboldt County supervisors voted to accept plans and specifications for several paving projects that will cover Gilmore City South (parent 92), Gilmore City North to Bradgate (parent 93) and related sections of FMCO 46, a county engineer said at the meeting.
Unidentified Speaker 5, the county engineer, told supervisors the work is a joint project with Pocahontas County covering about 10 of the planned 11 miles. Pocahontas County has already approved the project; Humboldt will lead design and field inspection while Pocahontas will provide plant inspection during construction.
"Both of these are paving projects for next summer," Unidentified Speaker 5 said when introducing the plans and specifications. He described an alternate bid approach: "We're looking at 4 inch cold in place with a 3 inch asphalt overlay versus 5 inches of concrete." The engineer said preliminary cost estimates for the options were very close.
Supervisors raised durability concerns at heavily loaded crossings and whether an asphalt overlay would rut under heavy truck traffic. Unidentified Speaker 6 asked whether the county should pursue a more permanent structure at a crossing, including asking local industry to contribute; the engineer said the county generally does not pursue cost recovery but could add a concrete work item as an extra work order.
A motion to accept the plans and specifications was made, seconded and carried. The board also approved a county–city funding agreement with Gilmore City for the same project: Gilmore City will fund additional local items (side parking, urban gutter and sidewalk removal/replacement in front of city hall and the library) and will reimburse the county's farm-to-market fund when the work is complete.
Unidentified Speaker 5 described final administrative items related to other paving projects: the board approved a final voucher (Voucher No. 2) for pavement widening projects completed by Blacktop Service and accepted a certificate of completion and final acceptance for a TSIP project, with no outstanding claims or liquidated damages noted.
The engineer provided construction logistics: if the county selects a concrete (PC) option at particular crossings, the county discussed temporary closures; normal traffic typically returns in about 2½–3 days after paving, while heavily loaded trucks may require up to seven days for curing.
The board did not identify individual roll-call vote counts in the transcript; motions to accept plans, approve the county–city funding agreement, approve Voucher No. 2, and accept the certificate of completion were each moved, seconded and recorded as carried.
The board directed staff to finalize contract paperwork and sign required documents. Work on the projects is scheduled for next summer, and the engineer said the county will coordinate inspection responsibilities with Pocahontas County during construction.
