The Henry County Engineering and Road Department continues to advance key infrastructure projects this week, following a series of approvals and ongoing fieldwork across the county.
During this week’s Board of Supervisors meeting, multiple construction contracts and plans received the green light, including:
- Right-of-way construction contracts and final construction plans for the 170th Street Culvert project (FM-CO44(103)–55-44)
- Right-of-way construction contracts and plans for the Lexington Avenue Culvert project (BROS-CO44(100)–8J-44)
These culvert replacements are part of the county’s ongoing effort to improve rural drainage infrastructure and ensure long-term roadway safety.
The department also issued several underground utility permits this week, authorizing work by Mt. Pleasant Utilities, KCTC, and Windstream in multiple locations, including Franklin Avenue, Clayton Avenue, and 130th Street.
In terms of maintenance, crews are actively replacing a culvert on 310th Street west of Salem. Territory operators continue blading gravel roads, and rock resurfacing is underway in various locations. The third round of mowing on gravel road shoulders has begun, and county-maintained ground behind Hy-Vee in Mount Pleasant has also been mowed.
Additional field projects include the installation of new signage along J20 near Salem, including a school stop sign. Meanwhile, road crews have made significant progress on Goodyear Road north of 235th Street, where they’ve removed the existing earth shoulder and installed a 7-foot granular shoulder. Rock placement is expected to be completed today, with concrete patching scheduled in the coming weeks.
Dust control applications resumed this week, with the second round of treatments beginning on Wednesday, August 6.
For further updates or questions, residents may contact the Henry County Engineer’s Office at (319) 385-0762