The May 4th storm event resulted in significant and intense runoff in many Saline County watersheds.

Many Saline County roads received significant damage. In addition, the Kyle Railroad tracks experienced damage at a creek crossing in northeast Saline County which required the shutdown of tracks.

Kyle Railroad hired T&R Dirt to restore the tracks on an emergency basis. T&R requested and Saline County agreed to close Humbargar Road from Jasper Road to Gypsum Valley Road and Gypsum Valley Road from the Ottawa County line to Humbargar Road to provide a staging area for removal of debris and hauling in and stockpiling rip rap rock. Consequently, the referenced roads will be closed May 7th and 8th to allow this critical work to be done as quickly as possible.

As always, 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.