 The county closed the road between the Carp River and the Crossroads starting in June 1996.During the closure, they built the previously approved passing lane for southbound traffic headed uphill near Marquette Mountain; the project was completed on November 1, 1996.By the end of that month, the city had the necessary environmental approvals and cleared the land needed for the last southward extension of McClellan Avenue; construction crews were working on blasting rock, drainage and other earthworks for the project.