Recent warm, relatively dry weather has done little to help the Beadle County Highway Department’s uphill battle to repair flood ravaged roads. Highway Superintendent Jerry Batien says conditions under roadbeds are still too wet…
A number of county roads are still closed…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/06/juneroads2.mp3|titles=juneroads2]Batien says many of the signs in place to warn of closed roads are either being moved by farmers in wide tractors or vandalized…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/06/juneroads3.mp3|titles=juneroads3]FEMA officials made an initital visit to qualify Beadle County for federal disaster but haven not been back…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/06/juneroads4.mp3|titles=juneroads4]Batein wants drivers to be careful on county roads and says while he understands farmers need to get equipment into their fields, it’s that farm equipment that is doing most of the damage.