RISING CONSTRUCTION COSTS HAVE LED TO AN UPTICK IN THE PRICE OF REPLACING FOUR CULVERTS IN MIAMI COUNTY. ROAD AND BRIDGE DIRECTOR ERIC SANDBERG ASKED THE COUNTY COMMISSION TO AUTHORIZE ADDING JUST OVER $10,000 TO THE ORIGINAL $869,000 BUDGET FOR PHASE ONE OF THE COUNTY’S CULVERT REPLACEMENT PROJECT — BRINGING THE REVISED TOTAL TO NEARLY 900 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE CULVERTS TO BE REPLACED ARE AT 231ST STREET, A HALF MILE EAST OF MISSION ROAD, PFLUMM ROAD A QUARTER MILE NORTH OF 311TH STREET, BLOCK ROAD, A TENTH OF A MILE SOUTH OF 351ST STREET, AND 327TH STREET ABOUT A HALF MILE WEST OF SWITZER ROAD. THEY WILL BE DONE ONE AT A TIME AND TAKE ABOUT ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE. RESIDENTS AND OTHER TRAVELERS WOULD BE GIVEN NOTICE AHEAD OF ROAD CLOSURES NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE WORK, AND THE WORK SITES AND ANY NECESSARY DETOURS WOULD BE CLEARLY MARKED.
