Sioux County Awards $6.03 Million Contract for New Boyden Roads Shop, Pending Engineer’s Review
The Sioux County Board of Supervisors has awarded a $6.03 million construction contract for a new secondary roads maintenance shop south of Boyden. Supervisors awarded the contract Tuesday to the […]
Sioux County Drivers Adjust to 60 MPH Limit as Some State Routes Remain at 55
Nearly a month after Iowa’s new 60-mile-per-hour speed limit took effect, drivers in Sioux County are still adjusting to different travel speeds—and some state highways remain posted at 55 while […]
Federal Grant to Fund Most of Bridge Replacement East of Alton
A federal grant will cover more than three-quarters of the estimated construction cost to replace a 72-year-old bridge east of Alton. Sioux County is one of seven Iowa counties benefiting […]
Sioux County Engineer Explains B-40 Delays, Provides Summer Road Construction Update
Construction season continues across Sioux County, with the county engineer updating supervisors last Tuesday (June 30) on several major road, bridge and flood recovery projects—including an explanation for why work […]
Sioux County Bridge Project Included in Federal Funding Package
Sioux County will receive federal funding to help replace a bridge in poor condition as part of a statewide infrastructure investment. The funding comes through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs […]
Sioux County Plans Public Auction of South Dakota Property
Sioux County is preparing to auction off a piece of land it owns in South Dakota. Sioux County Engineer Joel Sikkema says the land has not yet been sold, but […]
Early Consensus Shows Roundabouts to be Best Solution at High Traffic Sioux County Intersections
At last week’s Sioux County Board of Supervisors meeting, representatives from the Iowa Department of Transportation outlined early discussions on potential safety upgrades at two of the county’s most dangerous […]
Joel Sikkema
Sioux County Engineer – 2024 Flood Series