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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.
ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND CLOSINGS:
Engineers Forms, Policies and Permits:
Downloadable
documents
used in the Engineers office
Engineers Links:
Iowa County
Engineers Association
Other Related Links:
Iowa Department
of Transportation
Iowa One Call
(call before you dig)
Engineering Duties include:
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Design, construction, inspection and contract administration of
Cedar County Secondary Road system road and bridge projects, |
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Department operating budget and construction program development, |
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Department personnel administration, |
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Accounting functions for Secondary roads, |
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Response to petitions, requests, or concerns regarding roadway
condition and drainage, temporary road closures, and obstructions in the
right of way, |
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Conduct Engineering studies including speed studies, road vacations,
and traffic studies, |
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Subdivision roadway review and approval, |
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Entrance permit review and approval, |
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Permitting of utility or other work within the county road right of
way, |
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Oversize/overweight vehicle permit issuance for county roads, |
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Section corner information, aerial photo information and bench mark
information is available for public viewing, |
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Right-of-way information on Cedar County roads and construction
projects, |
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Permits for dust control on county roads. |
Maintenance Duties include:
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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, |
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County bridge and culvert repairs, |
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Ditch cleaning in order to allow proper drainage, |
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Entrance maintenance for existing driveways on
existing entrances, |
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Snow removal on county roads, |
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Roadway sign installation and maintenance. |
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Address of
Engineers office:
Cedar County Courthouse
400 Cedar Street
Tipton, IA 52772
Hours Office is open:
8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Phone Number:
(563) 886-6102
FAX Number:
(563) 886-2110
Office holder name:
County Engineer
Robert Fangmann, P.E.
Employees in
Engineers Office:
Assistant County Engineer
Roads Superintendent
Dennis Lovell
Administrative Manager
Leanne Zearley
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