Green Valley Bridge now open to traffic ...

The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors toured several projects following its Tuesday, November 13 meeting, including the Green Valley Bridge, pictured above, which has been completed and is now open to traffic as of last Thursday, November 15. Replacement of the bridge was a cost-share project following recent flooding events, with the State of Iowa providing 80% of the project funding and the City of Waukon and Allamakee County splitting the remaining 20% of the cost. The temporary access, consisting of gravel fill and a culvert located just to the south of the bridge project and used to access neighboring businesses, homes and other buildings during the Green Valley Bridge construction project, will not be maintained and will be removed next spring with the availability of an excavator, according to Allamakee County Engineer Brian Ridenour. Standard photo by Joe Moses.