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Wapello County approves haul-route agreement with ITC Midwest for transmission-line work
Summary
Supervisors approved an agreement letting ITC Midwest use county roads as haul routes for a large transmission-line project beginning in Wapello County, with the company agreeing to repair or reimburse the county for damage; staff tightened the rutting threshold from 4 to 3 inches.
The board approved a road maintenance agreement allowing ITC Midwest to use Wapello County roads as haul routes for a large transmission-line project beginning in the county. Agency official said the company will be responsible for any road damage and for establishing temporary driveway locations for oversized equipment.
"The agreement is, for them to use our local roads as haul routes, for their large pools and other equipment, and then they will be responsible for any damage that they might cause to those roads," the agency official said. The official noted the county requested a change to the standard rut-depth threshold from 4 inches to 3 inches to avoid reconstructive damage where rutting exposes rock and subgrade.
Supervisors approved the standard-form agreement by voice vote after a motion to accept the bid and the corrected agreement was seconded. The agency official said the template has been used across the Midwest and has previously been reviewed by attorneys and other professionals.
The board did not provide a recorded roll-call tally in the transcript; the approval was recorded as a voice vote.
