208 [S4E02] Lisa Ridge and Toby Turner Explain the County Highway Department
208 [S4E02] Lisa Ridge and Toby Turner Explain the County Highway Department  
Podcast: The 812
Published On: Tue Sep 02 2025
Description: Any roads outside Bloomington, Ellettsville or Stinesville are the jurisdiction of Monroe County. Today, we talk to the County Highway Department about how they manage the condition of more than 700 miles of roads.Our guests today are Lisa Ridge, the Highway Dept. director, and her deputy, Toby Turner, the Highway Superintendent. They talk about what it takes to maintain a roadway properly (hint: it's not just about paving), how they deal with water, and how it all gets funded. It's a crash course on roads -- no wait, that's probably the wrong metaphor -- call it a quick start guide to your county roads network. Support the showA production of Plateia Media ©2024-5. All rights reserved.