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Road official says Webber Road could be asphalted; estimates about 1,700 tons per mile
Summary
Road Department staff reported patching and proposed eventually asphalting six miles of Webber Road, estimating roughly 1,700 tons of asphalt per mile. Officials also discussed grader routes, staffing needs, equipment delays, and concerns about dust-control chemicals.
Joel Elkins, speaking on road maintenance, told the commissioners crews are currently patching asphalt on Webber Road and described a long-range plan to asphalt six miles of that route.
Elkins estimated that paving will require about 1,700 tons of asphalt per mile: "the plan is to eventually asphalt all 6 miles and it will take 1700 tons of asphalt per mile." He also discussed dirt-road conditions across the county and said commissioners had asked about sending multiple blade operators to work on roads north of Esbon. Commissioner Brent Beck said he would like to return to the county's former grader route, and Elkins replied that restoring that route would require hiring two additional employees.
Elkins reported equipment and materials issues that affect schedules: parts for a tree cutter mounting have been delayed — "they have been waiting almost a year for them" — and a prior application of calcium chloride made roads "very slick if any kind of moisture was in the air," a concern for safety. Commissioner Ervin Underwood added that terraces discharging onto county roads are washing out surfaces and urged agricultural adjustments to reduce erosion.
The transcript does not record a detailed project timeline, bid estimates, or funding sources for the proposed paving.
