The Hawk Eye
Assuming all goes according to plan, Des Moines County 99 will get a lot of tender loving care over the next five years.
County Engineer Brian Carter s $22 million roads plan for Fiscal Years 2022-26 includes $6 million in road projects just on DMC 99 and $2.5 million for a bridge over Dry Branch Creek, which is located about a mile north of Flint Creek. It s a major project, Carter said of the Dry Branch Creek bridge.
Iowa Code 309.22 requires the board of supervisors must submit a plan for road construction for the upcoming fiscal year, as well as the proceeding four fiscal years. According to Carter, years one through four of the plan are expected to represent a realistic representation of what the county expects to spend in the proceeding fiscal years. In year five, the county generally can put any projects that need to be considered in the following years on their radar.