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Dodge County accepts road gravel bids and sets July hearing on vacating County Road 29
Summary
The Board accepted 2024-2025 road gravel bids, authorized the highway department to select vendors as needed, and set a public hearing for July 10, 2024 to consider vacating County Road 29 near the Union Pacific Railroad tracks; Highway Superintendent Scott Huppert also updated the board on ongoing projects and staffing.
The Dodge County Board of Supervisors on June 12 received and accepted bids for 2024–2025 road gravel and authorized the Highway Department to use vendor discretion based on project needs. Assistant Highway Superintendent Jean Andrews said last year’s average cost was $24.77 per ton and this year’s average is $25.85 per ton.
The board also received a study letter from Highway Superintendent Scott Huppert in response to an Elkhorn Township request to possibly vacate County Road 29 north and south of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. The board adopted a resolution setting a public hearing on the proposed vacation for July 10, 2024 at 10:15 a.m.
Huppert told the board he has not yet heard back from the Union Pacific Railroad regarding the potential closure at the tracks and provided an operations update: Project 654 (Scribner) is complete; crews will move to Project 593 on County Road 24; crews are clearing storm-related corn stalks from ditches and hauling debris to the Highway Department yard; a new highway employee will start next week; the shredder is repaired; and a July 2 preconference is scheduled to discuss Platte River Road. Huppert said state highway representatives discussed funding for signage, barricades and bridge inspections, and noted that the second lane of the Highway 30 Bypass could open by the end of June.
The highway-related approvals were recorded as unanimous. The board did not set a date for a response from the Union Pacific Railroad and left vendor selection for gravel to highway staff discretion.
