The closure was shorter than many expected given the extent of the damage. Crews worked day and night work to bring earth and material to the site to rebuild the road.
“The road actually completely washed out at that bridge, causing this closure to be a little bit longer because we had to rebuild the road to open it up,” she said.
Still, the closure was shorter than many expected given the extent of the damage. Tessen says crews worked day and night work to bring earth and material to the site to rebuild the road.
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