Sangamon Sun

Hancock County Highway, Road and Bridge Committee met Nov. 28

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

The meeting was called to order by chairman Dennis Castlebury at 8:30 a.m. Members in attendance include Alex Blythe, Tom Rodgers, and Mark Menn. Elgin Berry was also in attendance.

Mr. Berry recommends the approval of an engineering agreement with Klingner and Associates in the amount of $80,195, for phase 1 and 2 in Wythe Township for a new bridge. The bid is a bit higher but there are some big culverts that will be put in and some engineering needs to be done on intersections.

The Connable Road is at a winter stopping point. They need 5 days to get the project done. There was discussion regarding white striping. It is very dark at night and you cannot see the edge of the road. It was agreed to lay half the shoulder thickness in white rock with yellow striping for passing/no passing zones.  Klingner has surveyed and recorded how much dirt there is. They are doing a calculation which will show the build dirt, proposed dirt and the extra dirt. The layout of $30,000 has not been paid yet.

Mr. Berry will miss the meeting in December. We will review the bills and Derek can sign the checks. Mr. Blythe moved to approve the engineer’s report, Mr. Rodgers seconded. All members present voted aye.

The reorganization meeting is on December 2 at 6 p.m.  

The state statute states you can have up to 90 days for the spring weight limit on the roads.  

Bills were gone through. Mr. Rodgers motioned to approve the bills, Mr. Blythe seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken with all members present voting “yes”. Motion carried. 

Motion to recess was made by Mr. Blythe. Mr. Rodgers seconded. All members present voted aye

https://hancockcounty-il.gov/highway-minutes-nov-2024/