By Sara StrongCounty Road 4 (Old Highway 16) between Luverne and Beaver Creek has hit some bumps in the road during its current reconstruction.It hadn’t been built up since the 1930s and had some surface work done in the early ‘80s. During this current project, Rock County Engineeer Mark Sehr found that the material the road was built on couldn’t take a rebuild.The county had to approve the $58,000 purchase of flyash, a waste product from power plants that acts as cement. The project will be $1.3 million total for the three miles of road."Between the rain and bad material, we’re behind about three weeks," Sehr said.He now estimates the road will be complete by Labor Day.Regular drivers of the road right near the Assembly of God Church will remember the problem spot that has to be reinforced with the flyash. It was especially uneven and bumpy for a 1 1/2 mile stretch.Sehr said the crew is also adding drains along the road to help keep water away more than in the past."We hope these extra measures will address the problems," Sehr said.
