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District #1 Phil Rittenhouse
District #3 Dave Miller
Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 6:30 am. to 5:00 p.m.
Emergency Phone # 208-495-1154
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Phil Rittenhouse, Road Supervisor District # 1
Phone: 208-495-1170
Dave Miller, Road Supervisor District #3
Phone: 208-583-2536
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Murphy Shop 208-495-1170 District # 1
Pleasant Valley Shop 208-583-2536 District # 1
Bruneau Shop 208-845-2746 District # 3
Grand View Shop 208-834-2012 District # 3
Address:
Owyhee County Road & Bridge
PO Box 128
Murphy, Id. 83650 |
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District #1
Our primary function is maintaining and the safety of all Roads and Bridges in the county Road District.
In District #1 we have 2 Shops (1) in Murphy, at the Murphy Shop we have a staff of 3 people.
With winter conditions we keep all bus routes plowed and sanded, the bus routes will be done first and then the roads in the valley will be next. When the weather permits we Grade roads and haul gravel, we also do any major equipment repairs in the winter.
At this present date all high Mtn. Roads are closed due to snow. The Silver City road will be opened by Memorial Day Weekend. The Mud Flat/Juniper Mountain road is also closed due to snow level as well as the Bachman Grade/Flint Creek roads. We will update you when we open them.
The second shop in Pleasant Valley, This shop is located 6 Miles South East of Jordan Valley Or. On the South Mtn. Road. The winter conditions in Pleasant Valley keep some of the upper roads closed until Spring, we have 1 man at the Pleasant Valley shop. He keeps the bus routes open and keeps the roads graded when weather conditions permit.
Owyhee county Road District also does all of our Seal coating, We have a Chipspreader and Pneumatic Roller and we will do between 20 to 30 miles of seal coating most years.
Projects:
We are current planning to do some more Asphalt on the Silver City Road, We have 2 bridges scheduled for replacement this Summer Every year we schedule a 2 week gravel hauling project for the Pleasant Valley Shop.
Equipment:
Murphy shop we have 2 Road Graders, 1 Dump Truck with Pup Trailer, 1 Semi Tractor with a Belly Dump, Low Boy Trailer and Water Trailer, 1 Backhoe, 1 Loader, 1 Steel Drum Roller, 1 Broom and a Weed Mower.
At pleasant Valley shop we have 2 road graders, 2 dump trucks with pup Trailers, 1 water truck, 1 snowplow and sander truck and 1 loader. Equipment can be moved to different areas as needed from either shop.
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