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Darke County Engineer
43rd Annual Report for 2020
By: Jim Surber P.E., P.S., Darke County Engineer
This report shows money received for the year, where it was spent, and
what it maintained, constructed, purchased, or improved. We always try
to maximize the funds spent on road and bridge improvements. For 2020,
not including a paving grant, this was $3,111,934.56, or an amount
equal to 42.1 percent of our total annual receipts. The recent Ohio
fuel tax increase has greatly helped our cause, as the receipts
increased 23% over 2019, while our annual cost of diesel fuel and
gasoline was down 38% from that of 2019.
In spite of the challenges and limitations forced by the pandemic, we
managed to resurfaced 30.92 miles of County roads by contract, applied
chip-seal/fog seal surfaces to 25.25 miles with County personnel and
equipment, construct two new bridges, complete eleven bridge
rehabilitation and repair projects, and all of the many tasks necessary
to maintain our large inventory of roads and bridges. We also never
missed a work day.
Later in the year we began construction of a new truck storage/office
facility which will be completed before mid-2021. This was imperative
since we have simply outgrown our building constructed in
1977-78.
Our employees continue to perform all road and bridge construction and
maintenance work, with the only exceptions being asphalt paving and
road striping. Crews perform all surface sealing, snow/ice control,
roadside mowing, and sign erection and maintenance, on 522.575 road
miles. They also performed tree trimming and removal, replaced 31
culverts on County and Township roads, and made numerous ditch and
drainage improvements.
Total spending for 2020 was $1,235,899.04 (21%) greater than 2019, but $288,463.59 (4%) less than the total year’s receipts.
Readers may contact us with any questions or comments. Phone: 937-547-7375 or email: engineerdarke@gmail.com
See Darke County Engineer’s complete report here
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