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Ringgold County sets Poe 17 bridge letting date, adopts FY27 five‑year road program and approves granular surfacing request
Summary
The Ringgold County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved final plans for the Poe 17 bridge replacement, set a local letting date for May 11, 2026, adopted the county's FY27 construction five‑year program and granted a granular surfacing request on 330th Ave on April 27, 2026.
Ringgold County Board of Supervisors on April 27 unanimously approved final plans for bridge replacement project LFM‑POE17(1)--7X‑80, set a local letting date of May 11, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., and adopted the county’s FY27 construction five‑year program.
Engineer Jared Johnson presented the projects and recommended the actions. Johnson said the final plans for the Poe 17 bridge had been completed and reviewed by the county engineer and asked the Board to set a local letting date and publicly advertise the project. Following Johnson’s presentation, Supervisor Steve Knapp moved and Cotby Hotmes seconded a motion to approve the plans and set the letting date; the vote was unanimous.
The Board also reviewed and approved the county’s FY27 construction five‑year program after Johnson presented the overall program. The Board approved Resolution RC26‑74 adopting the FY27 program by unanimous vote.
Separately, the Board approved Resolution RC26‑75 to grant a written request from Athens Township Trustee Monte Akers for granular surfacing under county policy RC22‑130 on a short section of 330th Avenue (beginning at 230th Street and extending approximately 0.1 miles south). The motion to approve the granular surfacing request was made by Knapp and seconded by Hotmes and passed unanimously.
Johnson reported additional secondary‑roads activity, including hauling spot rock to several maintainer districts, preparing the patcher and supplying oil for patching work, and completing shoulder repairs and a washout repair near Sun Valley Lake. He told the Board he will meet with a surveyor to scope a request from Athens Township about a road to a proposed cemetery and will report back.
The Board’s formal approvals related to road construction and surfacing were recorded in resolutions RC26‑72 through RC26‑75; the motions were moved by Supervisor Steve Knapp and seconded by Cotby Hotmes and each passed by unanimous vote.
The Board did not specify funding sources or contract award amounts for these projects in the meeting record; details about budget implications and contractor procurement were not specified and will follow the public letting and contracting process.