The Skunk River Bridge between Washington and Brighton is being replaced. The Iowa Department of Transportation recently awarded the project to Iowa Bridge and Culvert. The Washington business submitted a bid of roughly $5.1 million.

According to DOT Construction Engineer, Jared Klein, traffic will be detoured while the bridge on Highway 1 is replaced. He says if a motorist is starting from Brighton, they’ll take Iowa 78 to Coppock Road, then take Wayland Road to Highway 92 in Washington.

Work is expected to start in early February.