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Board adopts Carroll County five‑year Secondary Roads program and DOT budget
Summary
County staff outlined a multi‑year road and bridge program that includes FY27 resurfacing and local projects and several bridge replacements; the board approved the Iowa DOT five‑year plan and related county budget after discussion of scopes and shared projects with neighboring counties.
Carroll County supervisors voted to adopt the county’s Iowa DOT five‑year Secondary Roads program and its associated DOT budget.
The county’s Secondary Roads representative reviewed a slate of projects, saying the DOT requires a five‑year program to document priority road and bridge projects, funding sources and anticipated timelines. For fiscal year 2027 staff listed four projects the county expects to let locally or through DOT letting: N33 rehabilitation near Detum, the larger M68 HMA resurfacing (Concord from Arcadia north to the county line) using a combination of federal Surface Transportation Block Grant funds and state/local matches, a route east of Arcadia on 185th Street connecting to Highway 30, and N20 HMA resurfacing two miles north of E16.
Staff noted long intervals since prior work on several roads (one resurfacing noted as last completed in 1996) and said certain shoulder widening and culvert extension work is planned where right‑of‑way permits. The board discussed coordination with neighboring Green County on two joint projects in later years and whether to be the lead county for DOT programming and reimbursement; staff confirmed Carroll County will show full project costs in DOT submittals and receive reimbursements from Green County for its share.
Looking farther ahead, staff described bridge projects planned for FY28–FY31, including a 150–160‑foot Pony Truss bridge replacement (O2) northwest of Denim and several box‑culvert or wooden‑to‑box replacements. Staff warned outer‑year items are fluid and may shift as funding or emergent needs change.
After discussion about timing, the need to avoid piecemeal paving, and funding mixes, a motion to approve the DOT five‑year plan and the accompanying budget was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.
