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
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.
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.
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):
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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).
Iowa General Provisions for Oversize Load Permit.
Iowa Department of Transportation -
https://www.iowadot.gov
Iowa DOT Travel Info (Winter road conditions after Nov 15)-
http://www.511ia.org
Iowa Road Construction Update -
https://iowadot.gov/travel
County, City and State Maps Online -
https://www.iowadot.gov/maps/