County engineer updates board on road maintenance, equipment issues and five-year program
September 03, 2025 | Page County, Iowa
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Page County Engineer JD King told the Board of Supervisors that routine operations remain weather-dependent and outlined several equipment and roadwork items, including cold patching, pipe crew delays due to rain, and maintenance on heavy equipment.
"Our operations, as always, are weather dependent," King said at the meeting. He reported that crews performed cold patching and spray patching in the west part of the county, that some pipe work was delayed because of rain, and that the motor grader and a tandem had maintenance issues under review.
King said the county will run demonstrations of three different oil types on core equipment — a truck, a motor grader and a pickup — to evaluate a potential change in the county's oil supplier. He also said the sheriff's office is now obtaining gasoline from the county's tank, which could speed fuel turnover and slightly reduce per-gallon cost to the sheriff's office.
Regarding specific roads, King said work is scheduled for J53 but emphasized that J52 is in worse condition and carries more traffic. "By now, we have some work scheduled for J53. However, I'd be remiss if I didn't talk about the more poor condition or the worst condition that J52 is in compared to J53," King said. Board members discussed driving the two roads to assess priorities.
King also noted that a private contractor has been contracted to patch sections of J52 after damage related to turbine traffic; MidAmerican has agreed to reimburse county costs for that work. He said the county is waiting for parts and other shop work and that the annual fiscal-year report is pending with the state DOT.
No new formal policy was adopted from the engineer's update; the report provided operational status and flagged near-term maintenance priorities for the board.
"Our operations, as always, are weather dependent," King said at the meeting. He reported that crews performed cold patching and spray patching in the west part of the county, that some pipe work was delayed because of rain, and that the motor grader and a tandem had maintenance issues under review.
King said the county will run demonstrations of three different oil types on core equipment — a truck, a motor grader and a pickup — to evaluate a potential change in the county's oil supplier. He also said the sheriff's office is now obtaining gasoline from the county's tank, which could speed fuel turnover and slightly reduce per-gallon cost to the sheriff's office.
Regarding specific roads, King said work is scheduled for J53 but emphasized that J52 is in worse condition and carries more traffic. "By now, we have some work scheduled for J53. However, I'd be remiss if I didn't talk about the more poor condition or the worst condition that J52 is in compared to J53," King said. Board members discussed driving the two roads to assess priorities.
King also noted that a private contractor has been contracted to patch sections of J52 after damage related to turbine traffic; MidAmerican has agreed to reimburse county costs for that work. He said the county is waiting for parts and other shop work and that the annual fiscal-year report is pending with the state DOT.
No new formal policy was adopted from the engineer's update; the report provided operational status and flagged near-term maintenance priorities for the board.
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