Jefferson County, Iowa

Engineers's Office

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Duties: The engineer's office oversees county roads and bridges.

Location: 901 N. Eighth St, Fairfield

Telephone: 641-472-6528
Fax: 641-469-3398

Engineer (appointed by the Board of Supervisors):
Thomas L. Goff P.E.

 

Current and future Road Construction and Projects

     Five year Program beginning 2008.
     Click here to open this PDF file - requires Adobe Reader.

 

Road Department Duties & Responsibilities:

• Jefferson County is responsible for the safety and quality of roads and bridges under the County's jurisdiction, which consists of a total of 756 miles of county roads and 150 county bridges.
  • Dirt: 99 miles
  • Gravel: 513 miles
  • Sealcoat: 11 miles
  • Concrete: 64 miles
  • Asphalt: 69 miles
  • Note: The State of Iowa is responsible for U.S. Highway 34 and State Highway 1.

• Responsible for design and construction on road and bridge projects within the county.

• Responsible for the supervision of maintenance and construction on all secondary roads in the county.

• Responsible for issuing permits pertaining to roadway and right of way use.

• Responsible for the installation of traffic signs, maintaining road surfaces, ditch drainage, vegetation control and winter snow and ice removal.

 

Jefferson County Subdivision Determination Application:.
   View this document as a PDF file (requires Adobe Reader), which you may print.

   Also, you may view the AN ORDINANCE AMENDING JEFFERSON COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES (2005),CHAPTER 5-10, THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE as a PDF file,

or click here to go to the Code of Ordinances webpage on this website.

Jefferson County Permits: View these documents as a PDF file (requires Adobe Reader):

Dust Control Permit Application.

Entrance Permit Application (Page 1)
   (entrance to a County Road.)
Entrance Permit Application (Page 2)
   (Summary of the Ordinance).

Application for use of County road Right of Way for Utilities Accommodation.

Oversize/Overweight Permit (for a Single Trip).

Oversize/Overweight Permit (Annual).

 

RELATED LINKS & RESOURCES:

Iowa Department of Transportation -
http://www.dot.state.ia.us/

Iowa DOT Travel Info (Winter road conditions after Nov 15)-
www.511ia.com/

Iowa Road Construction Update -
http://www.dot.state.ia.us/roadcons.htm

County, City and State Maps Online -
http://www.iowadotmaps.com/

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© 2006-2010 Jefferson County Iowa

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