Sibley County will repair CSAH 6 now and seek long-term solution
2014-07-24
By Dave Pedersen
Correspondent
The Sibley County Commissioners voted to do both a temporary repair and to find a long-term solution to flood damage on CSAH 6 at the meeting on Tuesday, July 22.
For three years in a row, CSAH 6 had major washouts and ditch repairs after major flooding events. It was decided the road has to be repaired as soon as possible because of local commerce and public safety. Tim Becker, Public Works Director, said the estimated cost is between $60-75,000.
Becker also proposed a process to raise the road out of the flood plain to get a more permanent solution, which he estimates costing about $130,000. Commissioners said to start on both projects as soon as possible. A special meeting may have to be called depending on when bids come in for the temporary fix.
Emergency repairs on CSAH 6 include removing silt and debris from the ditches between Henderson up to CSAH 25. Some ditches are entirely filled with silt, extending out beyond the county’s right of way on to a lot of private property. The Federal Highway Department said they will not pay for that debris removal.
Private
Property Debris
“It is my recommendation that we approach these land owners and offer to try to remove some of the debris,” said Becker. “If we dig out the ditches and leave debris on private property it will end up back in the ditches, flood the culvert and we may end up with major expenses.”
The board gave public works the ok to go ask for permission from the land owners to remove debris. Owners will be asked if they can use the debris for fill elsewhere on their property. Becker said all the debris is being moved to the county pit, which is filling up quickly.
The county can go ahead and make temporary repair and pay for it initially. Then, the Federal Highway Department will determine if the project is eligible for funding or not.
See the full story in the July 24 edition of the Arlington Enterprise.
Correspondent
The Sibley County Commissioners voted to do both a temporary repair and to find a long-term solution to flood damage on CSAH 6 at the meeting on Tuesday, July 22.
For three years in a row, CSAH 6 had major washouts and ditch repairs after major flooding events. It was decided the road has to be repaired as soon as possible because of local commerce and public safety. Tim Becker, Public Works Director, said the estimated cost is between $60-75,000.
Becker also proposed a process to raise the road out of the flood plain to get a more permanent solution, which he estimates costing about $130,000. Commissioners said to start on both projects as soon as possible. A special meeting may have to be called depending on when bids come in for the temporary fix.
Emergency repairs on CSAH 6 include removing silt and debris from the ditches between Henderson up to CSAH 25. Some ditches are entirely filled with silt, extending out beyond the county’s right of way on to a lot of private property. The Federal Highway Department said they will not pay for that debris removal.
Private
Property Debris
“It is my recommendation that we approach these land owners and offer to try to remove some of the debris,” said Becker. “If we dig out the ditches and leave debris on private property it will end up back in the ditches, flood the culvert and we may end up with major expenses.”
The board gave public works the ok to go ask for permission from the land owners to remove debris. Owners will be asked if they can use the debris for fill elsewhere on their property. Becker said all the debris is being moved to the county pit, which is filling up quickly.
The county can go ahead and make temporary repair and pay for it initially. Then, the Federal Highway Department will determine if the project is eligible for funding or not.
See the full story in the July 24 edition of the Arlington Enterprise.
