Red Cloud facing long detour as bricks replaced

Last week’s issue of the Red Cloud Chief warned resident of the community of a major down street project expected to start in the spring of 2026 and detour traffic on Highways 281 and 136 to other communities.

According to a state highway study, the downtown brick streets constructed in 1917 have reached the end of their useful life span. An estimated 750,000 bricks need to be replaced. The majority of the bricks exhibit corner breaks or round edges from years of travel. A study completed in 2015 found that 65 to 75 percent of the bricks do meet the required thickness standard.

The proposed pr...

 

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