At last week's DeWitt County Board meeting, the Board approved the contractor for a repair to a rural bridge that has been closed for a few years.

DeWitt County Highway Engineer Mark Mathon indicates the bid for work on the Washington Street bridge to Stark Excavating was approved, and the bid was under budget.

According to Maton, issues with the original deck beams caused the closure a couple of years ago. It will be demolished and rebuilt.

Mathon says it is a roughly 50-day project, and they are waiting on the weather to clear enough for work to begin. He anticipates work being completed by the summer.