(Atlantic, Iowa) – Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken, Tuesday, told the Board of Supervisors his crews worked through the weekend battling a one-two punch from snow and blowing snow, but they really were stymied until Sunday and Monday in making a progress. He said crews put in a lot of O-T getting the job done.

Wolken said, as of Tuesday morning, all roads in Cass County were open, at least one-way. The County’s V-Plow is capable of crushing through many large snow drifts, but in the future, Wolken his department may look at contracting with commercial or private snow clearing equipment to handle the roads, especially companies with giant snowblowers. The cost of buying that type of equipment is very costly.

He noted also, that the year in construction had concluded, at least for now.

Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken (Center pew) at the BOS mtg on Jan. 16, 2024

In total, Wolken said, Cass County Secondary Roads handled $5.7-million dollars in construction projects last year.