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Duties: The engineer's office oversees county roads and bridges.

Location: 901 N. Eighth St, Fairfield

Telephone: 641-472-6528
Fax: 641-469-3398

Engineer (appointed by the Board of Supervisors):
Thomas L. Goff P.E.

 

120th Street Remains Closed, Bridge Work Continues
Story by Emily Humble, News Director KMCD, Jan 31, 2008

The Jefferson County Road Department has extended the closure of 120th Street, while work to replace a bridge continues. Since November the road has been closed from Highway 1 to Kava Ave. while construction crews work to replace a bridge over Middle Walnut Creek, just half a mile west of Highway 1. With the closure, through traffic will not be permitted between Highway 1 and Packwood on 120th St. until July 2008.

Current and future Road Construction and Projects

     Five year Program beginning 2008.
     Click here to open this PDF file - requires Adobe Reader.

 

Road Department Duties & Responsibilities:

• Jefferson County is responsible for the safety and quality of roads and bridges under the County's jurisdiction, which consists of a total of 756 miles of county roads and 150 county bridges.
  • Dirt: 99 miles
  • Gravel: 513 miles
  • Sealcoat: 11 miles
  • Concrete: 64 miles
  • Asphalt: 69 miles
  • Note: The State of Iowa is responsible for U.S. Highway 34 and State Highway 1.

• Responsible for design and construction on road and bridge projects within the county.

• Responsible for the supervision of maintenance and construction on all secondary roads in the county.

• Responsible for issuing permits pertaining to roadway and right of way use.

• Responsible for the installation of traffic signs, maintaining road surfaces, ditch drainage, vegetation control and winter snow and ice removal.

 

Jefferson County Permits: View these documents as a PDF file (requires Adobe Reader)

Dust Control Permit Application.

Entrance Permit Application (Page 1)
   (entrance to a County Road.)
Entrance Permit Application (Page 2)
   (Summary of the Ordinance).

Application for use of County road Right of Way for Utilities Accommodation.

Oversize/Overweight Permit (for a Single Trip).

Oversize/Overweight Permit (Annual).

 

RELATED LINKS & RESOURCES:

Iowa Department of Transportation -
http://www.dot.state.ia.us/

Iowa DOT Travel Info (Winter road conditions after Nov 15)-
www.511ia.com/

Iowa Road Construction Update -
http://www.dot.state.ia.us/roadcons.htm

County, City and State Maps Online -
http://www.iowadotmaps.com/

Every effort is made to ensure accurate information is posted to the site. However, Jefferson County does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of the content on this site or content which is referenced by or linked to this site. Redistribution of data from this site for commercial purposes is prohibited.
© 2006-2008 Jefferson County Iowa

Packwood Road Receives Smoothness Award, Dec 2007
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