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t’s only a short stretch of road along Highway 19 west of Devils Lake, approximately two and a half miles west, but it’s one of the most dangerous places to drive in the whole area right now thanks to work being done on the embankment.
Huge, lumbering side dump trucks circumnavigate a loop starting at the borrow site to the north of Highway 19 just a few yards further west of the embankment, up along the embankment itself to the dumping site - somewhere along the embankment - then down the east side of the embankment to the dry side where a makeshift road has been constructed just for the big trucks to head back to the borrow sight without having to back up or turn around.
Round and round they go. The plan is to run them 24 hours a day, seven days a week most likely for two years, until the project is completed.
This year they’ll go as long as they can, at least until freeze-up, then start again in the spring.
This week’s rain put a damper on the activity so there were no trucks hauling on Tuesday morning, but should it dry out enough, they’ll be back at it as soon as they can.
The members of the Devils Lake City Commission expressed their concern about Highway 19 and the safety of motorists along it’s half-a-mile stretch. Signs have been posted. Lights will illuminate the area after dark and drivers are asked to “Please, slow down!” along that stretch of busy highway.
t’s only a short stretch of road along Highway 19 west of Devils Lake, approximately two and a half miles west, but it’s one of the most dangerous places to drive in the whole area right now thanks to work being done on the embankment.
Huge, lumbering side dump trucks circumnavigate a loop starting at the borrow site to the north of Highway 19 just a few yards further west of the embankment, up along the embankment itself to the dumping site - somewhere along the embankment - then down the east side of the embankment to the dry side where a makeshift road has been constructed just for the big trucks to head back to the borrow sight without having to back up or turn around.
Round and round they go. The plan is to run them 24 hours a day, seven days a week most likely for two years, until the project is completed.
This year they’ll go as long as they can, at least until freeze-up, then start again in the spring.
This week’s rain put a damper on the activity so there were no trucks hauling on Tuesday morning, but should it dry out enough, they’ll be back at it as soon as they can.
The members of the Devils Lake City Commission expressed their concern about Highway 19 and the safety of motorists along it’s half-a-mile stretch. Signs have been posted. Lights will illuminate the area after dark and drivers are asked to “Please, slow down!” along that stretch of busy highway.
