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Cerro Gordo supervisors endorse TSIP application for truck-mounted attenuators
Summary
The board adopted Resolution 2026-57 endorsing a Traffic Safety Improvement Program application to seek funding for truck-mounted attenuators for maintenance activities; the county committed to accept and maintain the devices and authorized the County Engineer to submit the application.
The Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 10, 2026, adopted Resolution 2026-57 endorsing submission of a Traffic Safety Improvement Program (TSIP) application to the Iowa Department of Transportation. The resolution states the county seeks possible safety funding for truck-mounted attenuators to protect maintenance workers and the traveling public; County Engineer Brandon Billings was authorized to submit the application. Vice Chairman Carl Ginapp moved the resolution with Supervisor Chris Watts seconding; the motion passed unanimously.
The minutes reference Administrative Rule 761 — Chapter 164 (Iowa DOT) and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 2023 Edition, in describing truck-mounted attenuators as recognized traffic control devices. "IT IS THEREFORE RESOLVED by the Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors to endorse the above-mentioned project and hereby commits to accepting and maintaining these truck mounted attenuators," the resolution reads.
The board recorded its endorsement and formal commitment; the minutes do not include details about potential grant amounts, timelines, or project locations.
