(Le Mars) — Spring floods are being blamed for many of the Plymouth County road construction projects that were scheduled for this summer, but were delayed, and in some cases, may not be completed until next spring.
Plymouth County Engineer, Tom Rohe says crews are hoping to complete many of the scheduled construction projects, but he says many work crews are at least four to six weeks behind schedule.
Rohe says he is hopeful the bridge that crosses the Floyd River on C-44 near Merrill will be completed by the end of November.
Resurfacing of asphalt was done on county road K-49 from county road C-38 heading south to the Woodbury County border. Rohe says although the project was also delayed, it will soon be finished.
One paving project that was scheduled for this year was the stretch of roadway on 150th Street between Highway 60 to Marble Avenue, going past the county landfill. Rohe says that project may have to wait until next year.
Rohe says the county crew along with contracted crews were able to replace several older bridges with the installation of culverts. However, the debris clean-up from the spring and summer floods took more time than what was originally estimated, and Rohe says it interfered with general
scheduled maintenance.
