Districts
District
I,
the Anita Maintenance Shed, is located at 55780 710th Street and the phone
number is 712-762-3800. Dave Christensen is the foreman for District I. District
I does the maintenance on roads and signs in the following townships: Grant
Township, Benton Township, Franklin Township and Lincoln
Township. District II, the
Atlantic Maintenance Shed, is located at 12 Commerce Street and the phone number
is 712-243-3842. John Garrett is the foreman for District II. District II does
the maintenance on roads and signs in the following townships: Pymosa Township,
Brighton Township, Washington Township and Grove Township. District IV, the
Griswold Maintenance Shed, is located at 68968 600th Street and the phone number
is 712-778-4301. Larry Weston is the foreman for District IV. District IV does
the maintenance on roads and signs in the following townships: Bear Grove
Township, Cass Township, Pleasant Township and Noble
Township. District V, the
Massena Maintenance Shed, is located at 67011 720th Street and the phone number
is 712-779-2275. Butch Symonds is the foreman for District V. District V does
the maintenance on roads and signs in the following townships: Massena Township,
Union Township, Edna Township and Victoria Township. The Main Shop
for Cass County is located at 18 Commerce Street, Atlantic, Iowa and the phone
number is 712-243-3842. Cory Feltner is the Shop Foreman and is in charge of all
maintenance, repairs and updates on all Cass County
Equipment. Back to Top Roadway Maintenance
Cass County maintains
three types road. The types are paved or dust free, granular surfaced, and
non-surfaced (dirt) roads. Cass County has 107 miles of paved roads. The paved
roads are primarily maintained by hiring contractors to perform resurfacing,
crack filling, pavement repair, and pavement markings. Shoulder maintenance
along with patching along these roads is usually done with county personnel.
Granular
surfaced roads are maintained by the application of rock along with periodic
blading of the roadway surface by county personnel. The application of granular
surfacing is applied by county personnel. County personnel operating out of four
maintenance facilities located around the county perform the blading. The County
normally has eight motor grader districts engaged in the blading operation for
the 653 miles of granular surfaced and 140 miles of dirt roads. The number of
miles that any one motor grader is responsible for varies with surfacing type,
location, and traffic volumes, but on average they cover approximately 100
miles. While granular surfaced roads are bladed on a regular basis, dirt roads
are bladed on an "as needed" basis. Under certain weather conditions, a dirt
road may only be bladed two or three times in a year. Right of
Way
The County maintains many items within the right of way. Most, but not
all, county roads have a right of way of 66 feet or 33 feet each side of
centerline. The county has specific duties to ensure that hazards be removed
from the clear zone within the right of way. We also mow, cut brush and trees,
and spray weeds. These are all part of our maintenance duties within the right
of way. Snow
Removal
Cass County's snow removal equipment is utilized for the purpose of
clearing all snow or ice (when possible), sanding, salting, and other
maintenance. These services are accomplished by using the money budgeted
following the guidelines of the "Snow Removal Ordinance" adopted by the Board of
Supervisors. The county has available for snow removal 11 motor graders, 7
single axle trucks, 8 tandem axle trucks, 4 end loaders, and 2 Osh Kosh snow
trucks. All of the trucks are capable of spreading sand and salt in addition to
plowing snow. As a general rule, motor graders remove snow from the granular
roads and the trucks work on the paved system; however, on occasion, they can be
intermixed on the various road surfaces. Bridge and
Culvert Repairs
Any damage to a bridge or culvert should be reported to the
Cass County Engineer's Office. The County, through its own forces and with the
help of contractors, maintains the 241 bridges and the thousands of culverts in
the county. Ditch
Cleaning
Cass County cleans ditches to maintain or improve roadway drainage.
Ditches are also used for snow storage during the winter months. Requests for
ditch cleaning far exceed our ability to clean ditches and are prioritized on
need, request date, location, and other circumstances. We must seek approval
from the "Iowa One Call System" prior to cleaning any ditch. The "Iowa One Call"
approval can take up to three working days to acquire; therefore, when our
equipment is in the area it does not mean that we will be able to clean the
ditch. The dirt that is in the ditch belongs to the county to dispose of as they
see fit. If you feel that a road ditch needs to be cleaned, you should contact
the County Engineer's Office. Dust
Control
Cass County does not apply dust control, except in some cases when
your road is established as a detour or haul road for another construction
project. Cass County allows dust control on county roads starting in the spring
of the year. Cass County required notification from the company applying the
dust control so the county can shape and blade the area to prepare for the dust
control. The County does not blade the areas unless they get pot holes or
rutting. The County will start blading through the dust control areas in mid
October to get the road prepared for winter. Driveways
When a land owner requests a new driveway, Cass
County will check to make sure the driveway location has adequate site distance
and determine what size culvert is needed to handle the drainage if a culvert is
required. The land owner will have to pay for a new culvert and Cass County will
install the new driveway with a minimum of 24’ and maximum of 40’ top width. On
widening existing driveways, the land owner will pay for the new length of the
culvert to widen the driveway. Driveways not requiring a culvert can be
installed or widened at no cost to the land owner. Back to
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