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The County Engineer
(Secondary Roads Department) is responsible for construction and maintenance of
the Secondary Road System in Jackson County. Jackson County’s road system has
841 miles of roadway. This includes 188 miles of paved roads; 609 miles of
gravel roads, 6 miles of seal coated roads and 38 miles of dirt roads. The system
also includes 225 bridges and large culverts.
Engineering Duties include:
 Design,
construction, inspection and contract administration of Jackson County Secondary
Road system road and bridge projects,
Department
operating budget and construction program development,
Department
personnel administration,
Accounting
functions for Secondary roads,
Response to
petitions, requests, or concerns regarding roadway condition and drainage,
temporary road closures, and obstructions in the right of way,
Assigning
all rural addresses
Conduct
Engineering studies including speed studies, road vacations, and traffic studies,
Subdivision
roadway review and approval,
Entrance
permit review and approval,
Permitting
of utility or other work within the county road right of way,
Oversize/overweight vehicle permit issuance for county roads,
Section
corner information, aerial photo information and bench mark information is
available for public viewing,
Right-of-way information on Jackson County roads and construction projects,
Permits for
dust control on county roads.
Mark
right-of-way for new fence locations.
Maintenance Duties include:
Surface
repairs and maintenance – this would include rocking the County’s gravel roads,
patching paved roads, pothole repairs, shoulder rocking, mowing shoulders and
brush cutting,
House and
Farm entrance rocking within the County right-of-way,
County bridge and
culvert repairs,
Ditch
cleaning in order to allow proper drainage,
Entrance
maintenance for existing driveways or extensions on existing entrances,
Snow
removal on county roads,
Roadway
sign installation and maintenance (911 signs are installed by the Engineers
Office and paid for by the
911 office). |
Address of Engineers office:
Jackson County Courthouse
201 West Platt Street
Maquoketa, IA 52060
Hours Office is open:
8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Phone Number:
(563) 652-4782
FAX Number:
(563) 652-4244
County Engineer:
Clark Schloz, P.E.
Employees in
Engineers Office:
Assistant to the Engineer
Mike Clausing
Office Manager
Stacy Agnitsch
Road Superintendent
Lloyd "Butch" Hingtgen
Engineers Forms:
Downloadable forms
used in the Engineers Office
Engineers Links
Iowa County
Engineers Association
Winter Road Conditions
Iowa DOT Travel Information
Service
Other Related Links:
Iowa Department
of Transportation
Iowa One Call
(call before you dig)
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