(Clarinda) – Page County officials are investigating whether two county roads will return to solid ground ahead of schedule.
At a regular Tuesday morning meeting, overseers and district engineer JD King discussed moving work on district roads J53 and J55 in the southeastern part of the district from 2024 and 2025, which is foreseen in the district’s five-year road plan. Last year, the county road teams dug the two roads from a hard surface to a grainy surface due to the poor shape of the pavement and the heavy use of trucks hauling rock from a nearby quarry. King says the streets are still a few years away from renovation right now.
“Right now we may be waiting for the wind to develop,” said King. “I wouldn’t prefer to rebuild the pavement and then call in a wind developer because the roads are tough. And, of course, they have an obligation to bring them to good condition, but it seems to be different. I cannot predict when a development can occur. “
In May, guards voted to lower the speed limit on the roads from 55 mph to 45 mph after residents raised concerns about dust and safety. Unless unexpected money flows into the county, the only option, according to King, is to swap projects J53 and J55 and postpone other planned projects.
“We can rearrange projects,” said King. “Right now, I think I’ve got the N14 – the East River Street – and J Avenue up in the northeast corner. I think that’s planned before those two east-west routes down there in the southeast corner, do one. “
Board chairman Chuck Morris says he would like to work with Taylor County and coordinate a remediation project along the same route to minimize costs.
“If we can get them on the same page to fit them into their plan, we will maximize resources and reduce costs,” said Morris.
Supervisor Jacob Holmes says he prefers to move on with the surface renewal project even if wind development may come to the area in the future.
“Do we have an arrangement, or are we going to make an arrangement, if there is a plan and we fix this road and a wind developer comes to Page County, we know the money is there to fix it quickly, and not ‘kites? “asked Holmes.” Some companies may be better than others at getting this done.
After the discussion, managers directed King to speak to Taylor County officials to begin work on a joint project. King estimates it will be a year or two before Taylor County is ready for a project in the area.
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