Secondary Roads

Maintenance Duties

The Secondary Road Department maintains nearly 860 miles of roads.   Approximately 170 miles of the system is hard surfaced (PCC, Asphalt, Seal Coat) and the remaining miles either has a granular or earth surface.  It is also responsible for everything within the road right-of-way, including thousands of drainage structures that cross and parallel these roads including 175 bridges over twenty feet long.  The County is divided into ten maintenance districts which provide a number of services.  Some of the services that are provided include: snow removal, drainage maintenance, blading, roadside management and traffic control.

Engineering Duties

The Engineer's Office carries out the design, inspection and contract administration of the secondary road system.  It provides an annual budget and five year construction program that identifies how the county will be spending its funding on the county roads.

Quick Links

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Road Closures & Construction

CO RD X31 Paving Closure and Construction Update:

The Project was let on July 15th, and the contractor intends to begin on August 25th 2025. This will be from E. Liberty Street in Anamosa to the intersection of Old Cass Road.  The project is to overlay a new concrete slab ontop of the existing surface.  The road will be closed to through traffic and the public will need to use the signed detour route.  A map of the detour can be seen here.  The contractor is hopeful to conclude the project by the end of October. Please contact the office if any questions. 

Contractor plans to begin paving on September 2nd 2025 (Updated on 8/27/2025)

Contractor will begin paving at 8:30 a.m. today 9/2/2025 at the intersection of County Road X31 and Old Cass Road.   Paving will continue south approximately 2000 feet.  (Updated on 9/2/2025)

Last Friday the contractor ended their week paving just north of 15381 County Road X31.  Today they will begin right where they left off and plan to pave south past the Violet Road intersection.

Monday, 9/22/2025 will be the final day of mainline paving.  The contractor will start at E Liberty Street and pave north to where they finished last Friday.  Tuesday, 9/23, they will finish paving driveways and the intersection with 131st Street.  Wednesday & Thursday will be the last day of concrete placement when they will finishish any remaining driveways and pave the curb and gutter section in town.  (Updated 9/22/2025)

Contractor plans to add the shoulders to County Road X31 the week of October 13th. (Updated 10/6/2025)

Shoulder construction plans to begin on Thursday, October 16th.  (Updated 10/13/2025)

CO RD X31 RCB Culvert Replacement Closure and Construction Update:

The project was let on May 20 2025. Boomerang Corp was awared the contact. The project will be a culvert replacement 1 mile north of Anamosa on X31, and the road will be impassable at this location. The public will need to use the signed detour route. Please contact the office if any questions.

Boomerang will begin work to build a box culvert over Mino Creek today.  The road will be closed at this location which is approximately 1.5 miles north of E Liberty Street.    It will take 6-8 weeks to build the structure.   A map of the detour can been seen here  (Updated 10/6/2025)

Buffalo Road Streambank Stabilization Closure and Construction Update:

This project was let on 6/24/2025. The contractor will be stabilizing a 300 foot portion on the bank of Buffalo Creek. The area is being stabilized to protect the right side (East Bound Lane) of Buffalo Road. Extensive erosion has occurred on this streambank in this location.  The location will be 1/2 miles west of Anamosa on Buffalo Road. 

Boomerang plans to begin work at this location on 10/20/2025.  The road will be closed to through traffic.  One lane will remain open to local traffic but expect delays at times where access will be temporarily shut off.  (Updated 10/13/2025)

HMA Overlays (Various Locations) Closure and Construction Update:

This project was let on 5/27/2025 and the contract was awarded to River City Paving. Asphalt overlay work will begin Thursday October 2nd, 2025. Hot Mix Asphalt will be placed on Riverview Road near Cascade on 10/2/2025. Pavement scarification (milling) will start 10.2.2025 at River Road near Monticello, Shaw Road "East" near Scooters and on E34 near Fish House Road. Asphalt placement on these roads and Violet road will begin mid-October. Traffic will be maintained on all these roads with the exception of Shaw Road East, a closure will be placed adjacent to US HWY 151. Access will be provided via Lead Mine Road. A map of the locations can be seen here

The contractor plans to begin work next week at E34 near Fish House Road. (Updated 10/6/2025)

River City Paving will be surfacing Shaw Road and County Road E34 on Wednesday the 15th of Octorber.  Work will begin first thing Wednesday morning on Shaw Road then proceed to County Road E34 around lunchtime.  Access to Shaw Road from US151 will be closed during construction.(Updated 10/14/2025)

Headlines

The Iowa DOT has released information about the All-Systems Overweight Permit.  Access the Annual All-Systems Overweight Permit Fact Sheet.

Boomerang begins work on Concrerte Box Culvert Project on County Road X31 over Mino Creek.  A detour for this project can be seen here.