By Sara StrongThe Rock County Board of Commissioners Tuesday reviewed the Highway Department’s road and bridge plan for the next five years.The Topeka shiner fish and its breeding season is still a hindrance to work, because federal protections prevent work on projects near Missouri River waterways until after Aug. 15.Rock County is one of four in Minnesota that has to follow this guideline. Engineer Mark Sehr is also counting on increased material costs for construction in the next few seasons.County projects for 2004:
Because of the new hospital and clinic, the Rock County Highway Department is working on roads near that new site. It will grade and apply a new bituminous surface on County State Aid Highway 37, from Highway 75 to CSAH 18.Highway 75 and CSAH 37 will be graded, a turning lane added and paved from Veterans Drive to CSAH 37.
Bridges in the city of Beaver Creek and townships of Battle Plain, Beaver Creek, Clinton, Martin and Mound will also be replaced.Total estimated cost for the projects this year are $2,140,000. Of that, almost all will be federal and state aids. Township bridges account for the local expenditures of about $50,000.County projects for 2005:
CSAH 4 (Luverne Main Street) will get mill and overlay as well as patching from Highway 75 to the Rock River.
CSAH 11 (the Steen blacktop) will get a mill and overlay from Highway 270 (the east-west Hills blacktop) to CSAH 4 (Old Highway 16).
CSAH 18 (Blue Mound Avenue) from CSAH 4 to the northern city limits will get a mill and overlay.
CSAH 20 (asphalt east-west to the state park) will get a mill and overlay from Highway 23 to Highway 75.
The county also plans to replace six bridges in 2005.
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