Cedar County Iowa

Cedar County Iowa - Engineer

Office of the Engineer

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Cedar County Engineer

The County Engineer (Secondary Roads Department) is responsible for construction and maintenance of the Secondary Road System in Cedar County. Cedar County’s road system has 950 miles of roadway. This includes 139 miles of paved roads; 752 miles of gravel roads, and

59 miles of dirt roads. The system also includes 262 bridges and large culverts.

Engineering Duties Include

Design, construction, inspection and contract administration of Cedar 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,
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 Cedar County roads and construction projects,
Permits for dust control on county roads.

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, county bridge and culvert repairs, ditch cleaning in order to allow proper drainage, entrance maintenance for existing driveways on existing entrances, Snow removal on county roads, roadway sign installation and maintenance.

Effects of Overweight Vehicles, Bridge Weight Limit Signs and Spring Thaw of Iowa Gravel Roads