County roads 2 and 28 reopen

Rice County State Aid Highway 2 (70th Street W.) and Le Sueur County State Aid Highway 28, between Highway 19 and Highway 13/21 reopened for the winter months starting December 23. The highways will remain open until mid-April 2005.

Rice and Le Sueur County officials advise drivers that segments of the driving surface will remain gravel for the winter months, so please drive with care.

In mid-April the roadway will again be closed to through traffic and the detours will be reposted. The project is scheduled to be complete with the new paved driving surface in November 2005.

The portion of the roadway 1,000 feet east and west of Jennings Avenue in Rice County will remain an active work area through the winter months.