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County engineer outlines bridge work, hauling and April road closure
Summary
County engineer Jaden Shekel told the Jackson County Board on March 31 that Channelbrook bridge work is progressing, a Z15 bridge closure on 362nd Avenue will begin April 9, and the Channelbrook project requires roughly 7,500 cubic yards (about 700 dump‑truck loads) of fill.
Jaden Shekel, Jackson County’s county engineer, told the Board of Directors on March 31 that work on the Channelbrook bridge is moving forward and that contractors poured the North Pier column last week.
Shekel said contractors may remove sheet piling from the coffer dam and begin work on the south pier depending on weather. He said embankment fill has begun to shorten approaches where the current bridge is about 100 feet longer than the planned structure.
“Project calls for about 7,500 cubic yards of dirt, which in can equate to, you say, roughly at least 700 dump truckloads of dirt,” Shekel said, describing the amount of material that will travel through haul routes and noting crews are placing rock and checking those roads daily.
Shekel said the county has a preconstruction meeting scheduled this week for the Z15 bridge on 362nd Avenue and that a planned closure will start Thursday, April 9; the county borrowed variable message boards from Dubuque County to inform motorists in advance. He said the closure will affect local traffic on Springbrook Highway and other nearby routes, which he estimated carry about 700 vehicles per day.
Board members asked about utility locate flags and right‑of‑way markings along nearby highways. Shekel said many of the flags are likely related to earlier telephone and fiber installations along Highway 52 and adjacent county roads; staff will follow up on specific markings.
The engineer cautioned that progress depends on weather and said crews will continue monitoring haul‑route conditions and placing rock where needed to limit damage to county roads during earthwork.
