Engineer: 54‑inch culvert sufficient but property owner will supply 60‑inch pipe; bridge work proceeds

County Engineer Jaden Shekel presented results of a hydraulic study and survey for the culvert at 8802 267th Street and recommended a 54‑inch replacement tube to meet flow requirements. Shekel said the property owner, Adam, has chosen to keep a 60‑inch tube to retain existing flow and will purchase a longer pipe—about 70 feet—to allow a more gradual slope; the county will handle the installation. "We determined that a 54inch tube would actually be of sufficient size... he's going to stick with a 60 in just to eliminate or current one's a 60 inch even though 54," Shekel said.

Board members questioned who would supply additional backfill or dirt for the slightly longer pipe and discussed possibilities for sharing costs or using nearby reclamation material; Shekel and the board said they would work out logistics with the property owner. The board approved the approach to proceed with the install under the terms described.

Shekel also reported construction updates: contractor Channelworth has begun coffer‑dam work to install a south pier where river levels have receded; at the Z‑15 bridge crews were driving the final pile on the north abutment. He briefed the board on detour traffic and dust control, noting the county will target dust control on stretches near residences and corners rather than full detour routes.