by Matt Marquardt –
MASON CITY – In a letter obtained today by NorthIowaToday.com, County Engineer Mary Kelly proposes three options to Heartland Asphalt to remedy asphalt pavement cores that were tested that show the paving surface on a stretch of Highway B-20 may be, according to Iowa DOT standards, “deficient or unacceptable.”
According to the letter, Heartland Asphalt started paving a three-mile stretch of Highway B-20 on September 19th, 2012. Eight “cores” or samples were taken the next day and “proper testing was done to determine field voids.”
Kelly states in the letter that under Iowa DOT specifications, her opinion is that “the field voids for the surface mat are unacceptable.”
Kelly then proposes three options for “an acceptable remedy” to the issue.
A message left for Heartland Asphalt President George Jesson on Tuesday was not returned.
Read the following letter for all the information.
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Excellent job by our county engineer. She is doing her job without allowing politics to interfer. Much different than Mason City who allows politics and the buddy system to dictate everything they do from Northgate to the 12th street bridge.
about time government hold feet to fire of bad work. Look at our building at Duncan. roof going to hell way before it should
I am so happy to see this kind of direction from our county! I would like the City of Mason City to send this kind of note to Henkel construction regarding the bridge, but wait, they didn’t do that.
Just curious, what is Mary Kelly’s yearly salary as county engineer?
that is public information, just go take a peek.
I bet this letter didnt cost $100,000 to send…City of Mason City bridge crew, looking in your general direction!