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County engineer details roadwork, proposes internal Bridge Foreman posting
Summary
Ringgold County Engineer Jared Johnson updated supervisors on mowing, spraying, pothole repair, culvert installations and bridge work, and said he favors posting a Bridge Foreman position internally with the higher pay applied only while serving in that role.
Ringgold County Engineer Jared Johnson told the Board of Supervisors on June 29 that county crews have been mowing paved roadsides, spraying primary noxious weeds and using the patcher to repair potholes across hard-surfaced roads.
Johnson said chip rock has been stockpiled for an upcoming seal coat project and crews have cleaned and removed accumulated material from a problematic ditch along 190th Street between Highway 25 and 110th Avenue. He told the board additional ditching and a culvert installation will be required at that location to prevent future problems.
Johnson reported that railroad-tanker culverts were unloaded for use at proposed sites including 325th Avenue south of 170th Street, P54 between 190th and 200th Streets, and 300th Avenue between J45 and 230th Street. He reviewed completed work orders including W.O. 1467 (replacement of a deteriorated 66-inch CMP culvert, outlet armored with revetment) and W.O. 1446 (replacement of a 42-inch concrete culvert with a 42-inch ADS culvert).
On project permitting, Johnson said the department is working to obtain a work-in-the-right-of-way permit from the Iowa Department of Transportation for a chip-seal at J55 and U.S. Highway 169. He added that a revised wetland delineation and preliminary plans for the Union 13 project have been submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for permit determination, and that staff held a conference call regarding announcement details for the P33 resurfacing work.
At the Middle Fork 10 bridge site, Johnson summarized recent progress: crews reinstated the temporary stream crossing, set stringers and camber, placed wedge blocks, hauled decking materials and started decking at abutments; he said crews plan to finish decking and form pier caps this week.
Following prior board discussion of creating a Bridge Foreman position, Johnson said he is leaning toward posting the position internally. Under the proposed structure he described, an employee would receive the increased rate of pay only while serving in the Bridge Foreman role on active bridge projects.
Next steps Johnson identified include securing required permits for J55 work, completing planned decking and pier cap work at Middle Fork 10, and scheduling culvert installations at the listed locations.
