E-Mail - engineer@co.buena-vista.ia.us

Buena Vista County Engineer

P.O. Box 368                                                                                Storm Lake, Iowa 50588

Phone (712) 749-2540                           Fax (712) 749-2704

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bulletIs responsible for supervision of all construction and maintenance work performed on all secondary roads within the county. BV County's road system includes 1004 miles of road with 235 miles being paved and 140 bridges over 20 feet in length.
bulletThe County Engineer's Office is responsible for the design and construction of all road and bridge projects on the road system. All permits pertaining to use of the roadway are issued from the office. These include moving permits for oversize/overlength truck loads, work in the right-of-way authorization, underground utility permits, and approval of driveways/field entrances.
bulletThe County Secondary Road Department is responsible for general maintenance on all county roads. this includes installing of traffic signs, maintaining road surfaces, ditch drainage on the road right-of-way, vegetation control, and winter snow and ice control.
bulletThe County Engineer's Office is located on the ground floor of the Courthouse. The Secondary Road Department operates out of its main shop in Storm Lake with outlying shops in Alta, Albert City, Linn Grove, Marathon, Newell, Rembrandt, and Sioux Rapids.