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The County Engineer is responsible
for construction and maintenance of the Secondary Road System in Cherokee
County. Cherokee County’s road system has 1,005 miles of roadway. This includes
218 miles of paved roads; 758 miles of gravel roads, and 29 miles of dirt roads. The system also includes
212 bridges and
large culverts.
Engineering Duties include:
 Design,
construction, inspection and contract administration of Cherokee 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 Cherokee County roads and construction projects,
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).
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Address of
Engineer's office:
5072 Highway 3
Cherokee, Iowa 51012
Hours Office is open:
Summer Hours:
Monday - Thursday
7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Friday
7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Winter Hours:
Monday - Friday
7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Phone Number:
(712) 225-6712
FAX Number:
(712) 225-6715
Office holder name:
Larry Clark,
Engineer
Employees in
Engineer's Office:
Office Manager, Janet Cedar
Assistant Engineer, Jerry Holloway
Engineering Technicians:
Marty Jenness,
Harry Brutsman,
Chad Dutler
Superintendent of Maintenance Department, Larry Walker
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