The County Engineer (Secondary Roads Department) is responsible for construction and maintenance of the Secondary Road System in Marion County.


  Marion County, Iowa - Engineer  (Secondary Roads)

The County Engineer (Secondary Roads Department) is responsible for construction and maintenance of the Secondary Road System in Marion County. Marion County’s road system has 865 miles of roadway. This includes 135.6 miles of paved roads; 655.6 miles of gravel, 31.9 miles of seal coated roads and 41.8 miles of dirt roads. The system also includes 237 bridges and 88 large culverts


MARION COUNTY ROAD REPORT


Engineering Duties include:

Design, construction, inspection and contract administration of Marion County Secondary Road system road and bridge projects,

Department operating budget and construction program development,

Department personnel administration,

Accounting functions,

Response to petitions, requests, or concerns regarding secondary roadway condition and drainage, temporary road closures, and obstructions in the right of way,

Conduct Engineering studies including speed studies, road vacations, traffic studies and sign warrants,

Subdivision roadway review and approval,

Entrance permit review and approval,

Permitting of utility or other work within the county road right of way,

Oversize/overweight vehicle permit issuance for county roads,

Section corner information, aerial photo information and bench mark information is available for public viewing,

Right of way information on Marion County roads and construction projects.

Maintenance Duties include:

Surface repairs and maintenance – this includes rocking the County’s gravel roads, paving the paved roads, pothole repairs, rocking shoulders,

Bridge and culvert repairs,

Road ditch cleaning in order to improve drainage,

Entrance installations for new driveways or extensions on existing entrances,

Snow removal on county roads and custom snow and ice control for small towns within Marion County,

Roadway sign installation and maintenance (911 signs are installed and maintained by the 911 office),

Roadside vegetation management.

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Department Head Name:
Roger Schletzbaum
rschletzbaum@co.marion.ia.us


Address of
Engineer's office:
402 Willetts Drive
Knoxville Iowa 50138


Hours Office is open:
Monday - Friday
7:00 A.M - 3:30 P.M


Phone Number:
(641) 828-2225

FAX Number:
(641) 828-7349



Engineer's Forms:
Downloadable forms
used in the Engineers office



Engineer's Links:

Iowa County
Engineers Association

Marion County Code of Ordinances

Other Related Links:
Iowa Department
of Transportation

Iowa One Call
(call before you dig)

DOT - Iowa Road Conditions

Road Closures and Construction:

Road Conditions Report
 
             

Shoreline of Red Rock Lake in Marion County, Iowa

Willoughby Bridge in marion County, Ioa

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