Madison County approves $4.04 million resurfacing contract and advances Pitzer Road bridge letting
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The board approved awarding the HMA resurfacing contract (low bid $4,038,000) and approved right‑of‑way and temporary‑easement steps for a Pitzer Road bridge project ahead of an Iowa DOT letting estimated for May 20, 2025. County engineer Mike Hackett said the projects are funded from farm‑to‑market/road‑use and bridge grant dollars, not local property tax.
The Madison County Board of Supervisors approved a series of road and bridge actions, including awarding an HMA resurfacing contract and advancing a bridge project to an Iowa Department of Transportation letting.
County Engineer Mike Hackett told the board the resurfacing project on Cummings Road received a low bid of $4,038,000 at the Iowa DOT letting; he compared that with an engineering estimate of $4,385,000 and a high bid of $4,946,000. Hackett said the project includes 3.5 inches of asphalt, heavy patching and some guardrail improvements. He emphasized the project is funded from farm‑to‑market/road‑use money distributed across counties and carries no local property‑tax match.
On the Pitzer Road bridge project, Hackett presented a temporary construction‑easement resolution needed for the project to proceed to a DOT letting. He said the DOT letting is scheduled for 05/20/2025 and the estimated cost is about $1,600,000, with funding to come from a state bridge grant and federal bridge money distributed to counties.
The board approved a motion to award the resurfacing contract to the low bidder (transcript identifies the successful bidder in the meeting record) and approved a right‑of‑way document for the bridge project; both motions passed by voice vote.
Hackett noted the county receives roughly $900,000–$1,000,000 annually in farm‑to‑market funds and that the county can borrow against future distributions within statutory restrictions to advance projects. He also reviewed historical costs, citing a 1971 paving cost of $456,000 for the same road, to illustrate rising construction prices.