Starting today the Beadle County Highway Department will begin rebuilding the Foster Creek bridge, which collapsed last August. Highway Superintendent Jerry Batein says the temporary roads cross the creek on the North end of Lake Byron will be closed for up to eight weeks…
Batein says the Broadland Road will remain graveled until it is replaced sometime next year. Overall roads in the county continue to suffer from recent heavy rains…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/07/fostercrk2.mp3|titles=fostercrk2]Batien says in addition to FEMA locations from this year’s flooding a number of FEMA locations from last year have yet to be finished. The Highway Department may call in priavte contractors to help haul material to repair roads.