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Hardin County road supervisor reports storm damage, sign replacement and paving costs
Summary
Road supervisor Michael Steck told the fiscal court July 14 that encroachment permit sales increased, sign replacement and retroreflectivity work are underway, and flood cleanup in late June diverted crews from routine maintenance.
Michael Steck, the newly appointed road supervisor, gave his first report in the role at the July 14 Hardin County Fiscal Court meeting. He told the court encroachment permit sales for May and June were up slightly over the same period last year and that the department has accelerated replacement of faded road signs while awaiting a retroreflectivity meter.
Steck said daily work has included pothole patching, shoulder repairs, ditching, mowing and cross-tile replacements. He showed photos of flood damage from late June on Miller Road and Upper Colesburg Road, describing clogged culverts and a peeled chip-and-seal surface. Steck said crews spent roughly a week in Colesburg on flood cleanup, which pulled personnel from routine maintenance and slowed scheduled work.
On paving, Steck reported the county laid roughly 7,900 tons of asphalt for the budget year and cited a paving cost that "comes out to around $77,000 a mile," while noting asphalt prices have risen. He said the department hopes to return to routine maintenance as weather conditions improve in August and September.
Magistrates thanked Steck for responsiveness to constituent requests and asked about the schedule impacts of storm cleanup; Steck said emergency cleanup and storm response forced some reactive work that delayed routine projects by about a week in one instance.
