REPUBLICAN CITY, Neb.,— To allow for the contractor, BCI Construction, to complete the placement of the stop logs on the upstreams side of the Harlan County spillway, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Harlan County Lake will extend the current closure of the dam through Mar. 31. During this period of time, both lanes of the dam will be closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and traffic will be directed to take the designated detour.
From 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. during these dates, one lane of the dam will be open. The open lane will be restricted to vehicles 8’-6” wide or less. During one lane closures, timed traffic signals will be installed on both ends of the spillway bridge. The signals will be monitored to make adjustments to the timing if needed based on traffic flow and the length of time it takes traffic to clear the one lane area. The public is advised that weather conditions can delay work requiring additional time to complete the stop log placement.
The notice for BCI’s closure is in addition to planned closure of the road across the dam from March 2 to March 20 which was previously announced.
Information regarding construction activities can be obtained at www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations/DistrictLakes/HarlanCountyLake.aspx.
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Release no. PA-2015-10