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Commissioners forward bridge funding requests, approve Old Hwy 111 contract and reclassify highway staff
Summary
Harrison County voted to forward requests for bridge inspections ($396,005) and bridge rehabilitation ($135,100), approved an $85,200 contract with Clark Dietz for the Old Hwy 111 overlay CE phase, approved a $7,500 funding request for a federal-aid application, and approved three highway personnel reclassifications effective May 4, 2025.
County Engineer Kevin Russel presented multiple highway items on May 5 and the board acted on each by unanimous vote.
Russel asked the commissioners to forward an additional appropriation of $396,005 from the cumulative bridge fund to pay for bridge inspections covering 2026–2029; the board voted to forward that request to the county council. He also requested $135,100 for rehabilitation of bridge #37 and bridge #75; that request was forwarded to council as well.
Russel said the county plans to prepare a federal-aid funding application for rehabilitation of bridge #81 on Tunnel Hill Road and requested $7,500 to fund a future work order with United Consulting to assist in that application; the board forwarded that appropriation to council by unanimous vote.
Separately, the commissioners approved and signed a contract with Clark Dietz in the amount of $85,200 for the construction engineering (CE) phase of the Old Hwy 111 federal-aid PM overlay project.
Russel also presented the highway department's annual operations report for review and requested personnel reclassifications: Aaron Hoehn from bridge crew coordinator to large equipment operator; Jacob Gunther from large equipment operator to bridge crew coordinator; and newly hired BJ Terry classified as a large equipment operator, all effective May 4, 2025. Commissioners approved the classifications by a 3-0 vote.
Each appropriation was forwarded to the county council for funding approval; only the Clark Dietz contract was approved at the meeting because its funding or procurement status allowed immediate execution.
