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County engineer reports progress on road maintenance, changes method on J55 chip-seal project
Summary
Ringgold County Engineer Jared Johnson updated supervisors on completed culvert repairs, brush clearing and ongoing projects; the contractor on J55 switched from Perma-zyme to Portland cement stabilization after initial testing, and the Jefferson 26 project will be revised after State Historic Preservation concerns.
Engineer Jared Johnson told the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 10 that crews completed multiple culvert replacements and related erosion work and are continuing routine roadside maintenance across the county.
Johnson listed completed work orders including W.O. 1468 — replacement of a deteriorated 36-foot CMP culvert with a 42-inch ADS culvert and armored outlet on 310th Street between 135th Avenue and US HWY 169 — and W.O. 1470 — replacement of a washed-out 84-inch CMP culvert with a tanker-car culvert on 325th Avenue between 170th and 190th Streets. W.O. 1481 addressed brush and tree clearing for approximately 0.5 miles of right-of-way near 210th Street and 220th Avenue; W.O. 1486 covered two 48-inch culvert replacements and related erosion repairs. All items were reported as complete.
On the J55 chip-seal contract (from P14 to US HWY 169), contractor Elder Corporation began the stabilization portion of the project. "The department made the decision to revert back to Porttand cement stabitization Work continued Friday using this method with much better results," the report states. The initial plan called for Perma-zyme but county staff determined after the first day the approach would not produce the needed result and reverted to Portland cement stabilization.
Johnson also reported that the Jefferson 26 project did not receive concurrence from the State Historic Preservation Society, which found the submitted protections for culturally sensitive areas insufficient. County staff plan to resubmit after revising the proposal to lump the northwest quadrant rather than just showing existing building footprints and by adding additional details such as safety-fence locations.
The department is advancing right-of-way easements for the Union 13 project, preparing documents for north-side easements and coordinating with the Farm Service Agency on CRP impacts for south-side easements. The engineer said the total project cost growth exceeded 300% and a STIP (Statewide Transportation Improvement Program) funding revision will be presented to the policy board in September; the STIP revision for letting must be completed before Oct. 6.
Work continues on Middle Fork 10, where crews have stripped and stacked forms, bolted guardrail posts and removed falsework components; the crew plans to remove remaining wedge blocks and caps, lower falsework and begin joist-panel removal before moving to work at Poe 17. The board took no separate action on the report; items will return as projects advance.
