▁turns ▁in ▁the ▁road , ▁res emb ling ▁the ▁letter ▁S . ▁The ▁design ▁for ▁this ▁structure ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁and ▁placed ▁the ▁fre ew ay ▁on ▁the ▁least ▁expensive ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁despite ▁the ▁knowledge ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁som ed ay ▁create ▁issues . ▁As ▁noted ▁by ▁The ▁Grand ▁Rap ids ▁Press ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁" the ▁speed ▁limit ▁on ▁the ▁S - Cur ve ▁must ▁be ▁reduced ▁as ▁low ▁as ▁ 2 5   m ph ▁[] ▁on ▁some ▁bad - we ather ▁days ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁sharp ness ▁of ▁the ▁turns ▁and ▁[ the ] ▁numerous ▁acc idents ▁[ that ] ▁have ▁occurred ▁there ." ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁state ▁awarded ▁an ▁$ 8 5 . 7   mill ion ▁contract ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁$ ▁in ▁) ▁for ▁the ▁replacement ▁of ▁the ▁S - Cur ve ▁on ▁US   1 3 1 . ▁De pos its ▁of ▁gy psum ▁under ▁the ▁road way ▁were ▁dissol ving ▁and ▁causing ▁it ▁to ▁sett le . ▁A ▁d eter ior ating ▁bridge ▁also ▁forced ▁the ▁reconst ruction ▁of ▁the ▁fre ew ay ▁through ▁the ▁area . ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁diver ting ▁the ▁roughly ▁ 1 1 5 , 0 0 0   ve h icles ▁per ▁day ▁that ▁used ▁the ▁stretch ▁of ▁road ▁to ▁det ours ▁through ▁the ▁dow