Thorius reelected as Engineer Association VP

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Washington County Engineer Jacob Thorius was reelected as South-Central Region Vice President of the National Association of County Engineers (NACE) at the group’s recent annual meeting and technical conference. Thorius’ term will run through April of 2024.

NACE is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional association in its 66th year, representing over 2,400 county road officials and related professionals in the U.S. and Canada. In the U.S., local roads account for about 75% of highways and roads, or 2.93 million miles. Counties manage 1.74 million miles of those roads. Counties also own 231,000 bridges and operate one-third of the nation’s transit systems.

“It is an honor and privilege to serve the nation’s county road professionals,” Thorius said. “I look forward to continuing NACE’s work to ensure county transportation infrastructure priorities are placed at the forefront of federal policy. Every journey begins and ends on a local road, and thus the economic success of our nation depends on those roads being able to meet the challenges of a 21st century economy.”

Thorius has served as Washington County Engineer since January of 2012. He is also involved with the Iowa County Engineers Association, serving on their Executive Board, safety committees and as a member of the Iowa Highway Research Board, which is tasked to find ways to improve Iowa’s infrastructure. He has served as NACE’s South Central Region vice president since 2019.