The Saline County Public Works Department has announced that Thorstenberg Road between Burma Road and Halstead Road will be closed Monday, December 9th for the replacement of an existing drainage structure with a new reinforced concrete box drainage structure.

The structure is 0.6 mile east of Burma Road. The work at this site is anticipated to be completed by the middle of January.

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 side of the project site 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.