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Lawrence County approves temporary Hill Street closure contingent on city agreement
Summary
After hours of debate about safety, jurisdiction and liability, the Lawrence County Commission approved a temporary closure of Hill Street to allow road widening and water‑main work — but only after the City of Spearfish provides a written agreement to assume jurisdiction and hold the county harmless.
The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners voted to allow a temporary closure of Hill Street to accommodate grading and water‑main work, contingent on the City of Spearfish providing a written agreement that it intends to assume jurisdiction of the road and will hold the county harmless for construction defects.
The closure was requested by the contractor on behalf of the Stencil Group and the City, which wants to widen Hill Street and install curb and gutter and a water main. County staff and the contractor told the commission the work requires moving roughly 3,000 cubic yards of material and that grading alone could take about two weeks, with the full closure period estimated at about three weeks to allow for pipe installation and related operations. The engineering representative said, “there’s really no good way to attempt…
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