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County engineer outlines road patches, building plan fixes and speed monitoring
Summary
County engineer Brandon told supervisors crews are working on dust-control and tile repairs, returned Rockwell building plans for corrections ahead of bidding, and said speed limits have been posted with upcoming radar monitoring to assess compliance.
Brandon, Cerro Gordo County’s county engineer, briefed the Board of Supervisors on May 11 about ongoing road maintenance, building-plan revisions and traffic monitoring.
Brandon said crews are focusing on dust-control projects and multiple tile repairs across the county. He reported one area on Lark Avenue will receive a substantial patch—about a 50-foot section—where earlier state work had left the surface deteriorated.
On facilities, Brandon said he reviewed the Rockwell building plans and returned them for correction of “errors or omissions,” and he expects to bring revised plans to the board to set a formal bid date. “They sent me the plans and I reviewed them and found any little errors or omissions... I sent that back to them,” Brandon said. He added that the bid schedule depends on how quickly those corrections are returned and hoped the county might be able to set a date soon.
Brandon also reported that a planned DOT bridge closure south of Rockwell was postponed to later in the month, which affects timing for detours and dust-control work in that area. On equipment, he noted a foreman truck returned from warranty work and is back in service.
Regarding traffic safety, Brandon said a speed-limit change approved last week has been posted; the county will add retroreflective strips and consider additional signs at campground exits. He said the sheriff’s department planned to deploy radar and that county equipment—a radar traffic counter and speed recorder—will monitor the corridor in two-week shifts to measure compliance. “We have our... radar, traffic counter, speed recorder out there also monitoring traffic,” he said.
Brandon addressed employee concerns about building ventilation, saying the Rockwell proposal includes recirculating and CO2-activated vent fans. He noted that Thornton currently lacks circulating fans and that adding them is a goal for next fiscal year but not guaranteed.
The board did not take any immediate action beyond directing Brandon to return with corrected building plans and to continue monitoring road and traffic conditions.
