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Union County approves final payment and moves forward on bridge work, hydrology study and federal safety project
Summary
The board approved an $89,577 final payment on a bridge replacement, accepted a small change order reduction, contracted a hydraulics and hydrology study for a weight-limited bridge and entered a Joint Powers Agreement with South Dakota DOT for a federally funded safety project that will add rumble strips and recessed pavement markings.
Union County commissioners on Oct. 1 approved multiple highway actions, including a final payment, a contract for an engineering study and a state agreement to secure federal safety funding.
By motion of Joffer, seconded by Dailey, the board approved a final payment of $89,577 for BRO 8064(00)23-1, Structure No. 64-030-034; the project was described in the minutes as a large replacement project. A separate motion by Dailey, seconded by Kimmel approved Change Order No. 1 for the same structure that reduced the contract price by $1,384.96 from the original contract of $90,981.96; the motion carried.
The board also approved a contract with Ulteig Operations LLC to perform a hydraulics and hydrology study for Structure 64-120-062. Highway Superintendent Jerry Buum said the bridge is currently open to one-lane traffic with a 6-ton weight limit and that Buum’s plan is to replace it with 72-inch concrete culverts arriving in the coming weeks. The motion to contract Ulteig was moved by Joffer, seconded by Dailey and carried.
Commissioners approved a State of South Dakota Joint Powers Financial & Maintenance Agreement with the Department of Transportation for a project eligible for 100% federal funding under the Highway Safety Improvement Program. Buum requested that stop signs on county asphalt roads receive advanced-warning rumble strips and recessed pavement markings as part of the work. The motion to approve the joint-powers agreement was by Dailey, seconded by Kimmel and carried.
The minutes record motions and outcomes but do not include a roll-call vote tally or a detailed project timeline beyond the note that culverts are expected in the next couple of weeks.
