Polk County’s new highway garage consisted of a new 60,000 SF main shop, a 45,000 SF remodeled storage and shop building, and a fueling and salt shed. The complex is located on 9 acres of land situated in an industrial park near the County Courthouse.

Within the new main shop, a heated parking garage houses 40 plow and field trucks and other field equipment. In addition, the shop will house a repair garage with six repair bays, parts storage, a truck wash, crew lockers, a lunchroom for a staff of 40 people, and offices for the entire department.

Barrientos Design developed the construction documents in a fast-track approach, with a foundation package being developed within seven weeks. Following that, the remainder of the construction documents were issued three weeks later.