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Two county roads, seven bridges slated for improvement in 2023

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County plans to seal 41 miles of asphalt roads
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By
Mavis Fodness

Rock County Engineer Mark Sehr unveiled his preliminary five-year road and bridge construction plan to commissioners March 21.
In the plan, Sehr anticipates completing two mill and overlay projects, six bridge replacements, one bridge rehabilitation and 41 miles of seal coating in 2023.
Commissioners asked Sehr if his annual $100,000 gravel budget needs to be increased.
“It’s all the department can handle with the current workforce,” he said.
If necessary, Sehr indicated he would hire additional contractors to haul gravel.
The copy of the plan for projects in 2023 through 2027 is located at the highway department’s website.
For 2023, six miles of County Road 6 from Hills to Beaver Creek will be milled and overlayed.
Another four miles of County Road 5 from Highway 23 to County Road 6 will also be milled and overlayed.
Five township bridges will be replaced in Kanaranzi (County Road 1), Rose Dell (221st Street) and three in Martin (along County Road 6).
The historic Spring Brook bridge in Beaver Creek will be rehabilitated this fall.
Sehr said the 2023 schedule also calls for 41 miles of asphalt county roads to have cracks cleaned and filled and the roadway seal coated.
“It’s on the roads that have had work done in the last five years,” he said. “And those county roads in the cities.”
The cities include Hardwick, Magnolia, Steen, Beaver Creek and Hills.
Bids for the two mill and overlay projects were awarded to Duininck Inc. of Prinsburg earlier this year.
Bid letting for the five township bridge replacements is set for April 3 and the seal coat bid opening is April 16.

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