Ask Mr. Answer Person: "How much longer until the bridge by Gundersen Clinic is repaved?"

(Jean e-mails: "Inquiring minds want to know when the Hwy 9 bridge by Gundersen Clinic will be completed.  My gosh, with all the rainless days/weeks they have had to get things completed, it seems they have been dragging their feet to get things done.  I know some things take time but just want to know when the projected time for completion is."

Mr. Answer Person says: "It seems to me the project has gone smoothly--perhaps better than expected.

When we first announced the news in April that the road project would be done this summer, we said, "Iowa DOT District 2 construction engineer Ron Loecher tells decorahnews.com the project is scheduled to start July 10th.  Crews will do the work in stages, closing two lanes at a time and funneling traffic onto the other two lanes (one westbound, one eastbound).  The two northernmost lanes of the four-lane highway will be closed first.  When those lanes are finished, the process will be reversed...Loecher says the project is scheduled to last three months.  That means the work will continue into October."