Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Iron County US 2 project begins

By RICHARD JENKINS

rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com

SAXON, Wis. - Drivers traveling on U.S. 2 near Saxon may notice some increased construction activity as work began on several culverts Wednesday.

The $879,203 project centers around three culverts between Curry and Clement roads west of Saxon, according to a Wisconsin Department of Transportation construction update, and is expected to run through mid-September.

Although no culverts will actually be replaced, according to the WisDOT update, two pipes will be receiving a liner and a third pipe will be abandoned in favor of a replacement pipe instal...