"Once I get the plan approved, I'll send out the quotes," he said.
The announcement was made at a Wilkin County Commission meeting on Tuesday. Last month, the commission allowed the highway department to temporarily halt plans for a bridge widening due to a design conflict with the state bridge engineer.
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Richels also updated the group on other recent developments, such as the progress of repair work on Highway 210. He talked to a district engineer from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT), Detroit Lakes, and asked if work could speed up due to stimulus projects. No such luck.
"According to him, it's still scheduled for 2012," said Richels, who suggested the commission contact Rep. Paul Marquart, DFL-Dilworth and Sen. Keith Langseth, DFL-Glyndon. "I know of at least five culverts that are hallowed out there underneath the road."
Some progress has also been made on an underpass near Kent, Minn., that had been closed since March. MNDOT, Detroit Lakes, is paying the Wilkin County highway department $90,000 to do a road overlay.
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