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Random order: Greg Powell - Cotton County Commissioner District 3; Mike Woods - Cotton County Commissioner District 1; Dustin Vaughen - ODOT Engineer; Michael Stewart - ODOT; Shelly Moody - CED 6; Randall Wayman - ODOT; Toni Hasenbeck - DHOR #65; Chris Kidd - SD #31; Shon Richardson - CEC; Wayne Clank - CEC -
Shon Richardson of CEC Corporation presented this plaque to District 3 County Commissioner Greg Powell
A Ribbon Cutting ceremony was held for N/S County Road 2500 on Thursday, August 13, 2020. N/S County Road 2500, from Highway 70 north, now has 5 mile of pavement thanks to the effort of District 3 County Commissioner Greg Powell.
The proj ect # is CIRB-217C (042) RB and consist of grade, drain, surface and bridge improvements. The construction cost was 5.3 million and included a complete reconstruction to the roadway.
Cotton County proposes this to be Phase 1 of 2 roadway projects for a total of 9 miles in the area designed to provide the area with an asphalt paved maj or collector roadway.
Counties rely on legislators to protect County Improvements for Roads and Bridges (CRIB) projects like this. The funding source for project like N/S 2500 was created by the legislature in 2007-2008 using a portion of the Motor Vehicle Collection Fees each year. The projects funded through the CRIB program are large and could never be constructed by using only the counties maintenance and operation funds.
The county selects and prioritizes projects each year to go on ODOT’s construction plan. Projects of this scope take approximately 6 years to complete, from conception through construction (as long as funding is available). As with this project it was put on the books with ODOT in 2009 and funding became available in 2019. It was March of 2019 when the construction got started and is now complete. These projects require engineering, environmental impact study, and in some cases R/W acquisition and utility relocation. When this process is complete ODOT will go out for bids. After a company is selected through the bids the project can start.
CEC Corporation engineered the proj ect and provided utility relocation services. The environmental study was provided through ODOT.
Coast Land Services provided the R/W acquisition. The contractor that built the project was Sewell Brothers Construction.