text: SH-51A to close north of Southard in Blaine Co. Monday, Sept. 9
  
  SH-51A will be closed between SH-51 and SH-58 north of Southard in Blaine County at 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 9, through winter 2019 as part of a bridge rehabilitation project and a surface repair project. Detour is westbound SH-51 to northbound SH-58 through Longdale.
  
  The bridge rehabilitation project was awarded to BridgeCo Contractors Inc. in May 2019 and is set to cost about $900,000. The surface repair project was awarded to J & R Sand Company Inc. in July 2019 and is set to cost $2.7 million. The road will remain closed until both projects are complete, which is expected for winter 2019.