The Cass County Board of Supervisors, Wednesday, approved the entering into of funding agreements with the Iowa Department of Transportation, for a Hot Melt Asphalt and Bridge Replacement project. County Assistant Engineer Rich Hansen said the bridge project pertains to the structure on the landfill road. He said an inspection last year revealed one of the outside beams had failed. The bridge is currently restricted to one-lane only, for legal loads. It cannot accommodate two-way traffic. The bridge is located on Jackson Road, just east of 648^th Street. The price tag for the project is $340,000, the Feds paying for 80-percent, and the county picking up the remaining 20-percent of the cost.

The other agreement pertains to an asphalt overlay on Cass County road M-56/570^th Street. He said the six-mile project spans from M-56 to the Atlantic Airport Road. Hansen said they hope to have a July bid-letting for the project, along with the project encompassing G-43 from Highway 71 to Highway 6. It’s hoped both projects can get underway this Summer.

The County receives $255,000 in allowable Federal funds under the Federal Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) to help pay for the $1.3-million dollar project. The county picks up 20-percent of the total cost, with the remainder being paid for through Farm-to-Market Funds and State Improvement Funds.