Schedule improvements (with estimated costs) to Darke County Roads and Bridges for 2014

By: James P. Surber P.E.,P.S.,
Darke County Engineer

In addition to normal road and bridge maintenance, an estimated $3,136,508 worth of improvements to Darke County roads and bridges is scheduled for 2014 that will be 98 percent locally funded. Local funds are gas tax and license fees returned monthly to the County by the State of Ohio for County Highway operations. No real estate or sales taxes are used to fund any of this work. The unusually high costs of fighting snow and ice this year require us to spend part of the cash reserves built up over many years. The integrity of the roads and bridges must still be the highest priority. The County Engineer and Highway Department responsibilities are 521 miles of County road and 531 bridges on County and Township roads, which are maintained by 30 employees. This is an average of 17 miles of road and 17 bridges per employee.

COUNTY ROAD SURFACING: The following thirteen County roads and two Township Roads which total 34.30 miles are scheduled for new asphalt surfaces during May-July at an estimated contracted local cost of $ 2,212,000….

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