The Grant County Highway Department announced this morning that Highway 133 from Potosi to Cassville is closed as of noon today. The detour will include County Highway U & County Highway N. The hard closure will be from River Lane Road by the Potosi Point to Dogtail Road. The Highway Department says that it is imperative that all motorists abide by this road closure and use the detour routes as the water continues to rise.
Grant County Emergency Management Coordinator Steve Braun (Brown) says anyone in the county needing assistance should call his office:
Braun says Grant County residents have been well prepared for the flooding:
Grant County Emergency management estimates they have filled around 30 thousand sandbags.