US 61 Surveys
LOUISA COUNTY, IOWA
WHKS provided the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) the following services for three separate projects related to US 61 improvements in Louisa County:
- Photo Control on US 61
- US 61 Topographic Survey north to Muscatine County Line
- US 61 Right-of-Way Land Survey from north of IA 92 to the Muscatine County Line
As part of the scope of services, WHKS:
- Completed a photo control survey which targeted 67 horizontal and vertical photo control points consisting of 50 new control points and 17 existing control points.
- Performed a topographic route survey from South of IA 92 to the Muscatine County line
- Re-established 43 section corners
- Prepared and recorded US Public Land Survey Section Corner Certificates for each section surveyed
- Contacted property owners
- Prepared right-of-way acquisition plats
- Prepared strip map
- Extensively coordinated with District Land Surveyor and Office of Design
SERVICES PROVIDED:
- Photo control survey
- Topographic survey
- Right-of-way survey
- Coordination with the District Land Surveyor and Design Bureau
