By August, you could be back driving the complete scenic route on County Road U in Clay Banks.  Door County Highway Commissioner Thad Ash says the roadway, which suffered a catastrophic collapse at the Rosewood Road and South Shiloh Road intersection on June 25, has a 25-foot-wide by 200-foot long by 12-foot deep hole that has to be filled.  He expects the new culvert that is being custom-built this week to be delivered by next week while crews prepare by removing some blacktop and the old culvert at the site.

Ash estimates that the County U project will cost close to $200,000 when fully completed.  Door County is applying for a Disaster Damage Aid petition through the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to receive up to 75 percent reimbursement toward the overall repair cost.  The traffic detours will continue to be County Roads J and S and Kennedy Drive until the reconstruction on County U is completed.