By Kim McDarison 

County Trunk N between Milton and Whitewater will be closed beginning Wednesday, July 5, with a scheduled reopening date of Friday, Sept. 1. 

According to Nick Elmer, Rock County assistant director of public works, the road will close to through traffic at approximately 6 a.m. on Wednesday, but the department will work with local residents to provide access to their properties. 

The work area on County N is approximately 7.5 miles. 

The road closure will begin at Warner Road, west of the city of Whitewater, and the U.S. Highway 12 bypass, and continue west to State Road 26, near the city of Milton. 

For those traveling west from Whitewater, a detour route begins on Highway 12, heading southeast, with travelers then heading north on State Road 89. Travelers will then head west on Highway 59, to northbound Highway 26. 

For those approaching the work area from the east, a detour route begins with travelers heading southbound on Highway 26, to eastbound State Road 59, to southbound State Road 89, and then westbound on U.S. 12. 

Elmer said work on County Truck N includes the replacement of some culverts and pavement. Culverts will be replaced first, he said, with a pavement pulverizing machine coming into the work area on July 17. 

He anticipated new pavement would be laid in August. 

All scheduled work is weather dependent, he said. 

Looking ahead, Elmer said work on County Trunk M in Rock County is scheduled to begin Monday Aug. 21, and complete Thursday, Sept. 7, with the road reopening to through traffic on Sept. 8. 

The approximately 1-mile closure will begin in the community of Indianford, ending at the county highway’s intersection with State Road 51. A detour is still being formulated, Elmer said. 

Work on County M is similar in nature to that which will be performed on County N, he noted.