By Lori Ehde
Bulldozers returned to Lincoln Street Monday after several weeks of inactivity on that construction project.
Work started July 9 on rebuilding the county-state-aid road and was due to be finished by the end of September.
According to Rock County Highway Engineer Mark Sehr, Rupp Construction, Slayton, is aware of the deadline but has opted to work on other projects in the area.
For every day the project extends into October, a $400 per day penalty will be imposed, Sehr said.
Penalties will be deducted from what the county pays Rupp when the work is completed.
The $300,000 project includes work on sewer and water lines, and sidewalks, curbs and gutters.
Lincoln Street from Cedar Street east to Blue Mound Avenue is torn up. Traffic can get to Glen's Food Center parking lot from Lincoln, but everything east of the grocery store is impassable by vehicle.
In addition to Glen's, others affected by the closed street include the Fire Department, Post Office, County Attorney's Office, Luverne Senior Center and apartment buildings.