Culvert replacement set to start July 8

Folks out in the Cottonwood Creek area will be glad to know the water has receded enough now that Hot Springs County Road and Bridge Director Dave Schlager said work should start on replacing the culvert that failed last month.

The road near the “Y” has been closed several weeks after a huge rainstorm undercut the culvert, tearing it from the ground and tipping it on its end.

Schlager said the target date to start the work is July 8.

He also indicated there are three more culverts down the line where Sand Draw crosses Cottonwood that are in dire need of replacement as well and they will be working up all the paperwork needed to get that project started as soon as possible after the initial culvert is replaced.

As for the other culverts in the county, Schlager said everything else looks to be in pretty good shape.