County Engineers's Office - Jefferson County Board of Supervisors

County Engineers's Office

County Engineers's Office for Jefferson County, Iowa

County Engineers's Office

Duties: The engineer's office oversees county roads and bridges.

Location: 901 N. Eighth St, Fairfield

Telephone: 641-472-6528
Fax: 641-469-3398

Engineer (appointed by the Board of Supervisors):
DeWayne A. Heintz, P.E.
engineer@jeffersoncountyia.com

Road Department Duties & Responsibilities:

Jefferson County is responsible for the safety and quality of roads and bridges under the County's jurisdiction, which consists of a total of 756 miles of county roads and 150 county bridges.

Dirt: 99 miles
Gravel: 513 miles
Sealcoat: 11 miles
Concrete: 64 miles
Asphalt: 69 miles
Note: The State of Iowa is responsible for U.S. Highway 34, State Highway 1 and State Highway 78.

Responsible for design and construction on road and bridge projects within the county.

Responsible for the supervision of maintenance and construction on all secondary roads in the county.

Responsible for issuing permits pertaining to roadway and right of way use.

Responsible for the installation of traffic signs, maintaining road surfaces, ditch drainage, vegetation control and winter snow and ice removal.

Old road grader on display in front of the Engineer's Office

Jefferson County Subdivision Determination Application:.
View this document as a PDF file (requires Adobe Reader), which you may print.

Also, you may view the AN ORDINANCE AMENDING JEFFERSON COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES (2005),CHAPTER 5-10, THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE as a PDF file,

or click here to go to the Code of Ordinances webpage on this website.

Jefferson County Permits: View these documents as a PDF file (requires Adobe Reader):

To download Adobe Reader, click on the icon.

Dust Control Permit Application.

Entrance Permit Application (Page 1)
(entrance to a County Road.)
Entrance Permit Application (Page 2)
(Summary of the Ordinance).

Application for use of County road Right of Way for Utilities Accommodation.

Oversize/Overweight Permit (for a Single or Round Trip).

Oversize Permit (Annual).

Oversize/Overweight (Annual).

Iowa General Provisions for Oversize Load Permit.

County Engineers's Office

Road Department Duties & Responsibilities:

Old road grader on display in front of the Engineer's Office

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