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Resident urges Hardin County to restore bridge reflectors after winter storm
Summary
A local resident told supervisors the county needs to restore or make permanent bridge reflectors after a storm; he said reflectors have been removed to accommodate farm equipment but not replaced and raised safety concerns for school buses and winter driving.
During public comment at the Dec. 31 Hardin County meeting, resident Nick (Speaker 5) described recent storm damage and urged the county to ensure reflectors on small bridges are maintained or made permanent.
Nick said he believed recent storm conditions had caused at least 14 injuries and one death (transcript phrasing) and described multiple reflectors missing from bridges on his road and near a school bus stop. He asked the board to consider requiring reflectors to be put back in place after farm equipment crosses or to make them fixed so they cannot be removed. "I have no problem with someone dropping them to get a piece of farm machinery through, but they need to be put back up," Nick said.
County representatives and other speakers explained that some reflectors are bolted and others slide out of ground-mounted posts; they agreed the reflectors should be returned after use and noted snow and weather can snap posts. No formal action was taken during the meeting; the public comment closed and the board proceeded to adjournment.
The transcript does not identify any formal roadwork order or commitment to a timeline; follow-up with county road maintenance staff would be needed to confirm next steps.
