DNR, design and cost concerns cloud Sawyer County's County E reconstruction project

May 10, 2025

Highway staff told the Sawyer County Public Works Committee that federal funding rules, DNR requirements and potential retaining-wall costs could push county contributions into the high six figures or low millions and delay the County E reconstruction to 2027; staff presented alternatives including a county-funded pulverize-and-repave option.

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The Sawyer County Highway Department told the Public Works Committee that the County E reconstruction faces significant environmental and cost constraints tied to federal funding and pending DNR review, and that the project could be delayed again if state agencies do not approve design alternatives.

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