PROJECT UPDATE (8-18-25) 

Bridge Portion of Project

• Deck form work is close to completion
• Deck rebar is being placed
• Deck will be poured this week

• Continuing to strip topsoil
• Continuing to place storm sewer East of town
• Most of storm sewer in town complete
• School parking lot completed

Bridge Portion of Project

• Bridge is removed
• Piling for new bridge is completed on center pier as well as west abutment
• Concrete pours have happened on center pier and west abutment
• Will concentrate on east abutment and bridge rip rap in coming weeks

Road Portion of Project

• Completed Tree and Shrub Removal
• Plan to start striping topsoil next week
• Still waiting on utilities to be completed

PROJECT UPDATE (5-6-25): 

• Bridge has been removed
• Piling for new bridge is completed on center pier as well as west abutment
• Concrete pours have happened on center pier and west abutment
• Will concentrate on east abutment and bridge rip rap in coming weeks
• Will start removing trees and other debris in coming weeks

ORIGINAL (4-11-25): Our first major project is our County Road 10 project regrade and bridge replacement.

This is happening out in Tower City in between Tower City and Buffalo on County Road 10.

This will be a complete regrade. We'll be widening the road top from a 24-foot to a 36-foot top, improving the base with cement treated base, all new culverts, flatter slopes, wider ditch bottoms and better drainage.

Within the Tower City limits, we'll be widening the road top from a 24-foot top to a 30-foot top, adding 6-foot sidewalks on the north side of the road, curb and gutter and some buried storm or sewer to help drainage.

We'll be replacing the bridge over the Maple River with a 109-foot bridge. The new bridge is more than double the existing box culvert size and this is due to us raising the road to the east of the structure. This portion of road has recently, and quite often, water has gone over the road during flood times. And so, we've raised that road about a foot and a half to keep the road out of the water.

Other things to keep in mind, through Tower City and around the new bridge will be paved this year, but due to budget constraints the remainder of the road will be gravel over the winter and will be paved in 2026.

However, the gravel road will get a chloride treatment to prevent dust over the winter. This road is actually already closed due to the bridge starting early and a detour is in place. There will also be an additional smaller detour around the city of Tower City once the road portion of the project starts.

Completion of this project, the in-town section is planned to be done before school starts in the fall and then outside of Tower City should be completed in late September.

PROJECT UPDATE (8-18-25)

• Project is mostly complete
• All asphalt is placed
• Still need to do final striping

PROJECT UPDATE (7-9-25)

• Project is mostly complete
• All asphalt is placed
• Still need to gravel approaches
• Still need to do final striping

PROJECT UPDATE (6-5-25)

• Preconstruction meeting has taken place
• Plan to start around the 4th of July

PROJECT UPDATE (5-6-25): 

• Project update
• Preconstruction meeting has taken place
• Plan to start on project in Middle of June

ORIGINAL (4-11-25): Our next project is on County Road 26 between State 18 and County Road 5 North, or the Galesburg Road. This is a mill and asphalt overlay project. We will be milling up the center 26-foot wide path at an inch and a half deep. And then we will fill that void with asphalt 26-foot wide by inch and a half deep. And then we'll go over the entire road 36-foot wide and inch and a half deep. Other notes on this project. We'll also be improving the railroad crossing between the two County Road fives. This is a really rough section of tracks and we're working with BNSF to get this replaced. However, because of this, the road will need to be closed for some time while the railroad crossing is being replaced. This project is also being funded with federal funds. Project completion. The duration should be around 3 weeks to complete and possibly another week or two for road closures for the railroad crossings, but we are unsure of the start time on this project.

PROJECT UPDATE (8-18-25) 

• Project is mostly complete
• All asphalt is placed
• Still need to do final striping

PROJECT UPDATE (7-9-25) 

• Preconstruction Meeting has been completed
• Project will start week of July 14th
• Milling will start first

ORIGINAL: Another project on County Road 26 is a mill and asphalt overlay. Similar to the other project on County Road 26, this will be milling up the center of 26 an inch and a half deep and we'll fill that void with the inch and a half as the other project and also cap the entire road with an additional inch and a half. Something different we're trying with this project is we'll be adding fibers into the asphalt. This is a newer type of procedure that we haven't done before and we'll be looking to see if these fibers help with cracking in the future and if this works well, we'll plan to incorporate it into more roads in the future.

Other notes. This project runs from State Highway 32 all the way to State Highway 38. It is a joint project between Cass County and Barnes County. This project is being funded with state grant funds that were awarded to Barnes County and Cass County. This project duration should be around 3 weeks. We are unsure of the start time currently on this project.

PROJECT UPDATE (8-18-25)

• Paving has been completed
• Still need to complete a few things yet
  • Topsoil along shoulder
  • Rumble strips

PROJECT UPDATE (7-9-25) 

• Project has started with roadway reshaping
• Now asphalt pavement is being laid
• Asphalt pavement will continue for a few weeks

PROJECT UPDATE (6-5-25)

• Preconstruction meeting has taken place
• Proposed Construction start late July to early August

PROJECT UPDATE (5-6-25) 

• Preconstruction meeting has taken place
• Proposed Construction start late June to early July

ORIGINAL (4-11-25): This will be completing the asphalt surfacing 36-foot wide, 6 inches deep. This is the second phase of a two-year project. Last year the grading phase of this project was completed. This project is being funded with federal funds as well.

Completion of this project should be around 3 weeks.  We are also unsure of the start time on this project. But with the completion of this project, we will have a paved route from State 18 all the way through to County Road 81, which is one of our goals to get a paved surface across the south side of Cass County.

• County road through Arthur is complete
• Should finish cement subgrade sometime this week or early next week
• Gravel placement has started and will finish next week

• County road through Arthur will be tore up starting July 14th
• Will start cement subgrade week of July 14th
• Cement subgrade will take a few weeks
• After cement subgrade is complete gravel surfacing will be placed

• Road Closed to thru traffic starting May 1st
• Completed all approach pipe and storm sewer
• Completed topsoil stripping on north side of road
• In the coming weeks they hope to be get a good portion of dirt work completed
• Utilities have been moved

PROJECT UPDATE (5-6-25)

• Road Closed to thru traffic starting May 1st
• Will start with approach pipe and topsoil stripping
• In the coming weeks they hope to be most of the way through dirt work
• Utilities continue to be moved

ORIGINAL (4-11-25): We have another project on County Road 34 up by Arthur. This will be a grading, subgrade repair and surfacing project. We did a project similar to this last year from I-29 to the Elm River on County Road 34 and this will just be an extension of that project continuing West. We will do the gravel similar to what we did last year on 34. The finished gravel road top will be 28-foot wide. We're also doing the improved cement base with the cement powder mixture into the clay. All new culverts, flatter slopes, wider ditch bottoms, better drainage, and in town we'll be widening the road top from a 24-foot top to a 28-foot top. This section will also have the improved cement base and we'll also be incorporating some storm sewer on the north side of the road to help with drainage. This road will be closed to through traffic during construction. Completion of this project should be around six weeks, and we are unsure of the start time currently on this one.

PROJECT UPDATE (8-18-25)

• This project has been completed
• Other notes
  • The reason we are doing this to these specific roads is that 5-10 years ago we preformed a crack and seat on the existing concrete and paved asphalt over the top of the cracked concrete

We have a slightly different project on County Road 10, 16 and 81. This is a culvert lining project. This process includes lining existing centerline culverts underneath our County Road with a fiberglass liner. This process is done as to not have to open cut the road and incur extra costs. These culvert liners will last in excess of 50 years. The reason we are doing it to these specific roads is that these roads have been cracked. The existing concrete was crack and seeded to make a really good base and then paved over. So we don't want to have to rip up that good road to replace these culverts. And because of that, there will be no traffic impacts on these projects. Completion of this project should be around 2 weeks, and we are also unsure of the start time on this one.

1 Kinyon/6 Noble

• Box Culvert Complete
• Road open to traffic

• Box culvert was delayed due to rebar shortages
• Plan to start in the next few weeks

ORIGNIAL (4-11-25) 

The first one is up in the northeast part of the county, 1 Kinyon, 6 Noble. This existing structure has seen some better days and we're looking to replace it with a 14-foot by 5-foot reinforced box culvert. County forces will be completing the structure to save costs. We’ll also be doing the same with the other 4 structures we'll be touching on.  Project duration should be around 3 weeks. Start time will be around middle to end of May.

25 Kinyon/30 Noble Township

PROJECT UPDATE (8-18-25)

• Box culvert has been set
• Road is open to traffic

PROJECT UPDATE (7-9-25) 

• Box Culvert prep work completed
• Box Culvert set planned for July 10th
• Road open to traffic week of 14th

The next box culvert structure project we'll be doing with county forces is 25 Kinyon 30 Noble. This structure will be replacing the existing structure with an 8-foot by 5-foot reinforced box culvert. County forces will be completing this structure to save costs and completion of the project should be around 3 weeks. Start time will be early to middle of June.

11/12 N&S Wheatland Township

PROJECT UDPATE (8-18-25)

• Both structures in this mile will be replaced
• The existing structures are going to be replaced with double 12’X8’ Reinforced Box Culverts

Our next two box culverts are in the same mile, 11 12 Wheatland of Wheatland Township, the north and the south structure on that stretch. Both structures will be replaced. During this portion, the existing structures are going to be replaced with a double 12-foot by 8-foot reinforced box culvert. County forces will be completing this structure to save cost and completion of this project should be around 3 weeks per box. Start time will be early to middle of August.

16/21 Howe Township

PROJECT UPDATE (8-18-25)

• Project was ready for box culvert placement
• Have been rained out for last two weeks
• Will be set in next two weeks

Our last structure will be a 16 21 Howes Township. This one is going to be replaced with a double 9-foot by 4-foot reinforced box culvert. There will also be a road raise associated with this project to keep the road out of the water during flood times. This is the last of our boxes that the county forces will be completing and this project should be around 3 weeks to complete. Start time will be early to middle of July.