Lyon County will be receiving reimbursement for repair efforts to major road networks following significant flood damage from last year.
Lyon County Commissioners approved an agreement for emergency-relief from the Kansas Department of Transportation during their weekly action session Thursday morning. According to Lyon County Engineer Chip Woods, the reimbursement will only cover federal aid routes within the county which suffered damage during the flooding events which impacted the county last year.
According to Woods federal aid roads are roads that are classified by KDOT and the Federal Highway Administration as “major collectors” and are eligible for federal aid. An example of federal aid roads in Lyon County would include Americus and Allen Roads.
According to Woods the cost of the repair work totals out to around $50,600.
Last year, the area saw a multitude of flooding events, including in April and May where close to 30 inches of rainfall caused five separate rounds of flooding. The heavy, hard rain carved up much of the road network in Lyon County and Woods says repair work is still ongoing on the county’s “minor collector roads.”
In other business, commissioners approved the publication of a resolution declaring certain roads in the county’s jurisdiction as minimum maintenance roads. This was an item tabled from last week’s action session.
The item will return to the commission on Jun. 25 for a public hearing at which time commissioners may approve the proposed posting of minimum maintenance road signs.
Commissioners also held three executive sessions, one for non-elected personnel and two for legal matters. The Lyon County Commission will reconvene next Thursday at 9 am inside the Lyon County Courthouse. The meeting will be broadcast on the county’s Facebook page.
