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Milan Hill Road work finishes with a culvert replacement

Milan Hill Road work finishes with a culvert replacement

The new culvert on Milan Hill Road between Willow Glen Road and Woody Row Road included new inlet and outlet headwalls and safety railings along the roadway.

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MILAN — Dutchess County Public Works finished replacing a culvert on Milan Hill Road between Willow Glen Road and Woody Row Road, in the Town of Milan.

Project work began in July and included replacing the culvert and installing new inlet and outlet headwalls, as well as widening the road to add three-foot shoulders, and adding new guiderails to increase the safety of the roadway.

This section of Milan Hill Road averages approximately 233 vehicles per day.

For more information, please contact the Dutchess County Department of Public Works’ Engineering Division at (845) 486-2925.

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