The City of Kalona is planning to enter an engineering partnership with Washington County for a construction project on 110th Street.

According to Kalona City Administrator Ryan Schlabaugh and Washington County Engineer Jacob Thorius, the project will place an ottaseal, similar to a chipseal, on the road. It is currently gravel. Schlabaugh says the change will help extend the road’s longevity, “That’s a little more sustainable, having to be a farm-to-market road, than just a normal gravel.”

The project itself is still a ways out on the calendar, with Iowa Department of Transportation permitting yet to take place.

According to Schlabaugh, the current negotiations would have Kalona responsible for 5% of the project at approximately $20,000, putting the total project cost at near $400,000. The project extends from the intersection of 110th and Highway One to the East into unincorporated Washington County.

To hear more from Schlabaugh about the 110th Street project as well as several other upcoming projects for the city of Kalona, tune in to today’s In Touch with Southeast Iowa.