One of Kewaunee County’s busiest thoroughfares will be seeing a facelift this summer. The majority of the work will be focused south of Algoma on Highway 42 towards Alaska. That project involves culvert repairs and a replacement of the bridge over Three Mile Creek. That was supposed to be the initial phase of the work, beginning on July 6th. Project Manager Jeremy Ashauer says the wet weather this spring caused a more immediate concern north of the city, towards County Road X.

The pipe replacement is expected to be completed by the end of next week. Several construction projects have been finished in the area early this year. Ashauer says the most significant contributor to that was good weather, and it is too early to know whether the 42 work will have a similar result.