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Famechon Hill project affects Highway 35

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Construction continues on a portion of County N that will go behind the Spring Lake Restaurant Motel. (Photo by Ted Pennekamp)

By Ted Pennekamp

County N in Crawford County has been closed since May 21 and construction has been going quite well on the $3.9 million Famechon Hill project.

As part of the project, a new box culvert will be constructed under Highway 35 just south of the County N-Highway 35 intersection which will affect traffic on Highway 35.

“The work will be done in stages with only one lane open for traffic,” said Tim Maedke, Department of Transportation project manager. “Temporary signals will be installed to regulate the traffic flow.” This work on Highway 35 began on Monday, July 8.

The prime contractor for the Famechon Hill project is Peter James of H. James and Sons of Fennimore.

Crawford County will receive a federal grant for $2.98 million for the Famechon Hill project, which will involve reconstruction of the intersection of Highway 35 and County N and also 1.46 miles of County N going up the hill from Highway 35. The plan consists of reconstruction of multiple substandard geometric features including horizontal curves, vertical curves and steep grades that will be improved. County N will be closed to through-traffic during the construction which is expected to be completed in November.

Design on the project began in the fall of 2012 and the county entered into a design contract in early 2013. Public hearings were held in 2014 and 2015 with great attendance. The grant application through the Eastern Federal Lands Access Program was submitted in November of 2016.

Phase 1 of the project includes the new intersection of County N and Highway 35 as well as a new box culvert, retaining wall, new entrance to the Spring Lake Restaurant and Motel, and new roadway construction and permanent erosion control to stabilize phase 1 and prepare for phase 2. Phase 1 also includes the design engineering, grading, base, pavement, right-of-way acquisition and about 50 percent of the construction engineering. 

Phase 2 will complete the project and will include grading, base, pavement, permanent erosion control, signing, pavement markings and construction engineering.

The Federal Lands Access Program provides funding for projects involving roadways that provide access to federal lands. County N and Highway 35 provide access to Ambrough Slough, Lock and Dam 9 and Effigy Mounds National Monument. The Famechon Hill project is the first time Crawford County has been involved in the Federal Lands Access Program.

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