After three years, drivers along Spruce Road in Green Charter Township may be getting some relief after the road was shut down. The problem with the culvert started back in 2014 says Township Supervisor Bob Baldwin.

“It got condemned by the Road Commission, the DEQ got involved, and it's a whole series of events from there on. But what we've been trying to do is figure out a way that we could do a replacement that was affordable.”

Baldwin says the Road Commission did not want to repair the culvert and the DEQ wanted to double its size, which was cost prohibitive. After much negotiation the Road Commission has committed $30,000 to the project provided they are given true engineering plans that have been approved by the DEQ.

“We've come a long ways but we're nearly there, I hope.”

The Township Board now has to decide on one of two companies that will design and engineer the project which is estimated to cost $80,000.