Road projects,

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County highway chip seal projects

-Cost of projects: $494,000 -Apply asphalt emulsion oil and onequarter inch stone chips -Contractor: Clark County Highway Department -Local highway closed for just several hours during the project on that highway. This is to allow time for the oil to cure. Expect delays and temporary closure.

-The timeline is unknown at this time; the expectation is to begin between the middle of June and middle of July.

-County Highway D, from Ninth Street to Center Road -County Highway E, from County Highway N to State Highway 29 -County Highway G, from GG to O -County Highway K, from County Highway H to Chickadee Road -County Highway P, from County Highway N to State Highway 29 -County Highway Y, from County Highway H to State Highway 98 (completed after K and H intersection is completed) -Additional project information is available on clarkcountywi.gov/highway. 'We appreciate your patience and cooperation during these essential infrastructure improvement projects. Please plan your travel accordingly and drive with caution, especially in construction zones,' Duell wrote.

Work zone safety reminders

-Any combination of orange barrels, orange signs, flagging operations, workers, or flashing lights is considered a work zone.

-Drivers should take alternative routes where possible and allow additional travel time.

-Be alert and be prepared to stop. Do not speed and do not change lanes.

-It is illegal to talk on a handheld mobile device while driving in a Wisconsin work zone. Texting while driving is illegal on Wisconsin roads.

-Traffic fines are doubled in a work zone.

'We want everyone to go home to their families. Construction workers are someone's father, mother, son, daughter, sister, or brother,' Duell wrote.