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Dallas County OKs trail safety study, pavement repairs and small capital contracts
Summary
The Board approved a safety and signage inventory for Raccoon River Valley and High Trestle Trail crossings, a pavement-rehabilitation study for the Adel–Redfield segment, and smaller capital contracts including auditor-office preconstruction services and a courthouse asbestos abatement contract.
The Dallas County Board of Supervisors on June 16 approved several capital and trail-related contracts intended to address trail safety and finalize county facility renovations.
Kurt Cable, conservation director, introduced a professional services agreement with Snyder and Associates to perform an intersection safety study along the Raccoon River Valley Trail and High Trestle Trail. Rich Vulker of Snyder and Associates said the study will inventory signage and sight triangles, evaluate compliance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and produce a baseline report for county maintenance and improvements. The work is budgeted in the bike-trail fund and the board approved the agreement.
The board also approved a second Snyder contract to identify locations on the Adel–Redfield segment where crack filling and localized concrete replacement are needed to reduce hazards for cyclists caused by longitudinal cracking. Staff said the work is budgeted for FY27 and is intended to minimize closures by scheduling work after the summer season.
Separately, the board approved Amendment No. 1 with Turner Construction for preconstruction services on auditor-office renovations ($38,825) and an asbestos-abatement contract with Earth Services and Abatement LLC ($17,000) to address known asbestos issues in courthouse-related work. Staff stated both contracts had been reviewed internally prior to the meeting and authorized the chair to sign.
Board members asked logistical questions about city participation for certain crossings and the timeline for construction. Staff noted that one crossing (Highway 141 at Perry) lies inside city limits and that most study sites are in the county; officials discussed coordinating with Iowa DOT where prior design decisions affected barrier placement.
The contracts were approved by voice vote; no recorded roll-call tallies were given in the meeting transcript.
