 The road was a maintenance issue for the counties because of its relative isolation and high truck traffic carrying pulpwood to the paper mill in Escanaba and potatoes from farms near Felch.The roadway was in a relative state of disrepair in 1982, and the counties wanted the state to fix it.Menominee County estimated that it would cost $500,000 (equivalent to $ in ) for their stretch, while Dickinson estimated that it would cost $1 million (equivalent to $ in ) for their .