The Beadle County Highway Department has been battling damaged roads for a number of weeks now and Highway Superintendent Jerry Batien says roads are so soft that can’t fix them…
Batien is worried snow could make driving even more dangerous…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/ctyroads2.mp3|titles=ctyroads2]Batien says cooler temperatures have prevented frost in the ground from melting and that crews have encounted frost down to eight feet underground…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/ctyroads3.mp3|titles=ctyroads3]Batien says there have been three instances of people driving on closed roads and driving into washed out areas. He is worried the snow will make washed out sections of road difficult to see.
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