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Though repairs have been made to many of the flood-damaged roads in Houghton County, many others will have to wait until spring.
The Houghton County Road Commission says they have already spent $2.7 million in repairs.
Several large box culverts installations should be completed by the end of this week. These locations include Woodside Road, Cloverland Road, Pontiac Road and Lower Worham Road. Cemetery Road Culvert should be completed in the next few weeks.
Several projects have also recently been bid on the county’s Federal Aid system.
These projects are as follows:
Project Low Bidder Bid Amount
Airport Park Road (M-26 to Hilltop Road) Bacco Construction $716,831.75
Salo Road (Box Culvert over Lily Creek) MJO Contracting $602,356.52
Emergency Relief project various locations Bacco Construction $1,851,442.25
Houghton Canal Road (Box Culvert over Coles Creek) FA Industrial Services $1,156,211.57
Houghton Canal Road (Box Culvert over Schlot Creek) Moyle Construction $1,367,823.00
Forsman Road (Box over Gooseneck Creek) Bacco Construction $601,992.90
Liminga Road (Box Culvert over Schlot Creek) Bacco Construction $521,151.50
Houghton Canal Road (Bank Stabilization) B&B Contracting $2,965,355.00
Total Federal Aid bids to date $9,783,144.49
This Thursday the road commission will be receiving bids to install box culverts on Dover Road and Sawmill Road. The above roads are scheduled to be open to traffic by the beginning of December. Some of the projects will not be entirely completed until June of 2019.
The road commission is currently working with the state to secure funding to help pay the $5 million matching funds required to complete all the repairs from the Father’s Day Flood event.
They ask that drivers please be aware of the damaged roadways and drive in a safe manner around them.
