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County advances multiple road, culvert and bridge projects; adopts permit and under‑crossing rules
Summary
Throughout 2012 Nemaha County approved dozens of road‑entrance requests, adopted under‑crossing permit changes (no open‑cut under crossings), accepted engineering agreements for fracture‑critical bridge inspections, awarded culvert material contracts and sought FEMA/NDOR coordination on floodplain and Army Corps permits for bridge projects.
Nemaha County’s 2012 board minutes show a continuous, county‑wide focus on roads and bridges: a mix of routine road‑entrance approvals, updated permit requirements for under‑crossings, and multi‑stage coordination with the Nebraska Department of Roads and federal partners for bridge replacements.
Early in the year the board amended its permit for work in county right‑of‑way to require boring, jacking or dry‑auger methods — and to require casings — rather than open‑cut under crossings. The road program included dozens of specific entrance approvals (for example, Gene Remmers and Timothy Holthus), resolutions reclassifying small road segments and multiple permit approvals for under‑crossings by rural water districts and utility companies. The board also adopted a contract with Mainelli Wagner & Associates and NDOR for fracture‑critical bridge inspections (Resolution 2012‑04) and approved numerous Floodplain/Army Corps permit applications connected to NDOR bridge projects (Johnson South, Auburn Northeast, Brownville Southeast, among others).
Procurement moved in parallel: the board opened and awarded multiple corrugated‑metal pipe bids and culvert packages to suppliers (Ace/Eaton Metals, Contech Engineered Solutions, Midwest Service) for projects including Peru West (C006420815/C006420820) and several BRO/BRS projects. The board established a Road/Bridge Improvement fund and transferred $100,000 into it (Resolution 2012‑21) to stabilize funding for capital projects. Commissioner Dennis Wittmann and highway consultant Mark Mainelli repeatedly presented findings and recommended studies — including One & Six Year Plan adoption (Resolution 2012‑08) and targeted studies for potential road vacation or closure when requested by landowners.
