(Le Mars) — Due to contractors not being able to meet road specifications, Highway 3 from Business Highway 75 to the Highway 75 by-pass will remain closed to the general public for at least another week. Le Mars City Administrator, Scott Langel says the road was completed, but it did not meet the specifications for smoothness.
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Langel says the two contractors must absorb the additonal costs for the repairs, neither the state nor the city of Le Mars will be asked to pay for the extra work. He says originally, the contractor had until this past Monday to complete the project. Langel offers a timetable as to when the project may possibly be finished.
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The road construction project got started on April 30, 2012.
