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Highway superintendent reports soft roads, new gravel pit work and building remediation
Summary
Highway Superintendent Randy Isham told supervisors roads are soft following rains and crews are graveling and developing a new gravel pit; he plans to trade in a motor-grader ripper for fenders, reported mold removal and asbestos abatement at a Highway Department building ($6,500) and a guardrail replacement bid of $11,937, and said bridge-inspection contracts are being rebid after Jim Novacek will no longer perform them.
Highway Superintendent Randy Isham updated the Butler County Board of Supervisors on June 1 that spring rains have left county roads soft, crews are graveling and work is underway on a new gravel pit. Isham said a recently purchased motor grader includes a ripper the crews do not use; he intends to trade that ripper in toward the purchase of front and rear fenders.
Isham reported demolition and mold removal work at the Northwest Highway Department building is nearly complete. The contractor identified asbestos in floor tiles and glue; the same company will remove that material at an estimated cost of $6,500. He also presented a bid of $11,937 to replace a guardrail destroyed at J Road and 29 Road and said a funding request via Congressman Mike Flood’s office is "moving through the system." Finally, Isham said Jim Novacek will no longer perform state bridge inspections for the county and the Highway Department is soliciting bids from engineering firms for the next fiscal year.
Why it matters: the updates cover routine road maintenance, capital upkeep of county highway facilities, and near-term procurement items including asbestos abatement and guardrail replacement; the change in bridge‑inspection arrangements requires vendor solicitation to maintain inspection obligations.
Next steps: abatement contractor will remove asbestos; county staff will solicit engineering bids for bridge inspections and pursue funding for guardrail replacement through external channels.
