Shilo Road, from Lockard Road to Shipton Road will be closed tomorrow, April 14th, for the replacement of a drainage structure with a new reinforced concrete box culvert (RCB). The structure is 0.5 mile north of Shipton Road and is over an unnamed tributary of the Saline River. The work at this site is anticipated to be completed by end of May. Of course, completion is dependent on unforeseen conditions such as adverse weather.

Through traffic will be restricted during the construction period and motorists are advised to allow a few extra minutes of travel time to reach their destinations. Local and emergency traffic will be provided access to private property within the sections of closed road at all times but only from the sides of the individual project sites upon which the property lies. The only times these properties may not be accessible might be during possible critical stages of construction when it is impractical to carry on construction operations and simultaneously allow local traffic.

Saline County opened bids on this project on January 18, 2011. This project consists of the replacement of a total of fourteen existing drainage structures with new reinforced concrete box culverts distributed throughout the County. Two bids were received. The low bidder on all sites was Reece Construction Company, Inc. of Scandia, Kansas. They were awarded a contract for $647,505.00. The project is funded from the 2-mil fund for bridge and culvert replacement. This particular box culvert is the fifth of the fourteen to be replaced.