Greeley County approves road vacations and advances bridge engineering as spring road work moves forward

Greeley County commissioners approved multiple road‑related actions this spring, including a pair of resolutions vacating unmaintained portions of 802nd Road and awarding or approving engineering agreements for bridge replacements and preliminary engineering.

Highway Superintendent Lance Harter presented a road study recommending the vacation and relinquishment of right‑of‑way for segments of 802nd Road (section lines between Sections 9 and 10, T17N R11W). The board set a public hearing and later opened the hearing, heard testimony in favor, and approved Resolutions 2025‑5 and 2025‑6 to vacate and relinquish the specified segments to adjacent landowners.

Separately, the board approved a Professional Services Agreement with Oak Creek Engineering, LLC for a bridge replacement at Structure No. C003902505 (corrugated metal culvert with headwalls) and earlier approved a Preliminary Engineering Services Agreement with Speece Lewis Engineers, LLC for Project BRO‑7039(11) (Spalding NW). The county also approved environmental services agreements with Olsson, Inc. for NDOT Project BRO‑7039(11) and reviewed grant opportunities for additional bridge funding through bundled BUILD applications.

Commissioners recorded motions and passed each action by unanimous roll call. Highway staff and consulting engineers noted that design, permitting and additional environmental work will proceed under the approved agreements; some projects will require road closures during construction.

The board approved vendor bids for culverts and structure materials on several occasions and accepted low bids for delivery and fabrication where indicated. The county’s engineering approvals move projects into design and permitting stages, with construction and funding timelines to follow.