POSTED: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 -- 3:15pm

In the days following June's heavy rains, getting around southern Wisconsin proved a challenge. Flood waters destroyed and damaged several roads and bridges. Since then, crews have been working overtime to repair what Mother Nature washed away.

"It's just amazing what a little event can do, in a short amount of time, and affect peoples lives," says Sauk County Highway Commissioner Steve Muchow.

Truck loads of gravel bring new life to County Highway PF west of Prairie du Sac.

It's appearance is a far cry from three weeks ago when flood waters left it in shambles.

"Down here they figured we had 15-inches of rain in a five day period," Muchow told NBC 15 News on June 17th, as he gave us an up-close look at the destruction.

"It's probably a total length of 1,000 feet," he said.

Tuesday, Muchow met us back at that stretch which is now open to traffic, as are most Sauk County highways.

"We will be patching them with asphalt probably in the next two weeks," Muchow says.

One before-and-after we can't show you in Sauk County, right now, is Highway A in Lake Delton. This is not going to be a quick fix. It will likely be December before the road is traffic-ready.

"Right now, the DOT, DNR, Army Corps of Engineers and agencies are working together to come up with a plan to do the repairs," Muchow adds.

Not including the Highway A project, Sauk County's road damage estimate is around $1-million.

Here's a look at road damage reports, county by county:

Columbia: Calls to Highway Commissioner not returned
Crawford: $180,000
Dane: $400,000
Dodge: $400,000
Grant: $500,000
Green: Little damage to report
Iowa: Calls to Highway Commissioner not returned
Jefferson: Calls to Highway Commissioner not returned
Lafayette: $50,000
Richland: $150,000
Rock: $25,000
(*All figures represent estimates)

Back in Sauk County, crews are replacing an entire bridge on Highway O. Farther south, portions of Highway G, in the Spring Green area, remain under water.

While the visual work is coming to an end, Muchow says the cleanup is far from over.

"We'll be working probably the next three or four months, just cleaning debris out of fields and ditches," he says.

State and federal dollars are available. But, Muchow expects the county will still be responsible for about half of the tab.

As far as state highways go, a spokesman for the DOT tells NBC 15 the latest estimate is around $25-million. Several highways in Jefferson and Rock Counties are still being inspected.