says mark nahra, woodbury county engineer. what he's talking about happening are the several addional road systems projects that have been added to five- year completion plans by the woodbury county engineering company. of these projects are a 10 mile resurfacing plan for gravel roads and repairs for 2 short span bridges in woodbury county. "the current generation of bridges we're working on had a 50 year design life so when you think about it, a significant portion of our bridges are either at or exceeding that design life." says mark nahra, woodbury county engineer. bridges like this one are to be replaced by culverts like this one. and gravel roads that are sunken in due to seasonal weathering will take priority in getting resurfaced. "we're trying to do 80 miles per year or 20 miles per district...so over the next 5 to 10 years we hope to hit the full cycle of our gravel roads," says mark nahra, woodbury county engineer. as for the increase's effect on drivers choosing to travel... "no, not really it didn't affect me or my

says mark nahra, woodbury county engineer. bridges like this one are to be replaced by culverts like this one. and gravel roads that are sunken in due to seasonal weathering will take priority in getting resurfaced. "we're trying to do 80 miles per year or 20 miles per district...so over the next 5 to 10 years we hope to hit the full cycle of our gravel roads," says mark nahra, woodbury county engineer. as for the increase's effect on drivers choosing to travel... "no, not really it didn't down a little bit," says jake jaminet, a sioux city resident. most drivers say that with the state gas price average already so low, they really didn't notice the increase apart from any of the other day to day gas price fluctuations. lukas: orange city native skylar wheeler is the first iowa candidate to file nomination paperwork at the iowa secretary of state's ofofce. wheeler isis looking for 4th district seat soon to be left open by representative john kooiker, who will not be seeking another tetm. lukas: voters in orange city are suppor

says mark nahra, woodbury county engineer. of the several five-year projects added ..are plans to resurface 10 miles of gravel roads and to repair 2 short span still a large deficit in funds for repairing roads and bridges, there is nonoalk at this time about anototr tax increase. jess: stations just like this one increased their prices.. but with the state average already so low, many have said they really didn't notice the increase apart from any of the other day to day gas price fluctuations. for now ill toss it back to you in studio reporting live in studio, jess plue...abc9 news. jenna: a group of iowans gathered on the e statehouse steps today in des moines to promote inclusiveness in the state. the event called "spread the word to end the word day" and it gained some attention from the community today. special olympics iowa athletes and family members gathered to make a stand against "the r word" that is often directed at someone with intellectual or developmental disabilities. charity hodson, special olympics iowa says