County repairs more roads after floods

Houston County’s road and bridge department continues to plug away at roads damaged by heavy rain and floods that happened in late March and earlier this month.

“Our guys have worked long hours and every weekend except Easter,” said Mark Culver, Houston County Commission chairman.

The county released a list on Monday of nine roads that remain closed. Thirty-five roads have been closed at some point since the rains.

Culver said the list of opened and closed roads will continue to fluctuate as some roads that are currently open will close for repairs.

Culver said all roads would likely be repaired in six to nine months. The total cost of the repair work will fall between $5 million and $12 million.

County officials are awaiting the results of a FEMA assessment to find out whether the county qualifies for federal assistance in making repairs.

“These kind of things are the reason we keep a reserve in the budget every year,” Culver said.

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Houston County Road and Bridge crews worked over the weekend resulting on two more roads being reopened Monday morning.  They were Fletcher Smith and Pleasant Grove Roads. 

This leaves nine roads closed. They are:

B.J. Mixon Road near Madrid
Pilgrim Church Road
Crawford Road
Faulk Road
W.G. Bond Road (dirt)
Lanier Road (dirt)
Lamp Brothers Road (dirt)
Ludlum Road (dirt)
Ed Tolar Road

Over the past several weeks, a number of roads have been reopened. They are:
Springhill Road
Quail Road
Pine Acres Drive
Fortner Street
Eddins Road
East Cook Road
Flowers Chapel Road
Cureton Road
County Road 33
Indigo Pond Road
Hollis Dairy Road
Gus Hughes Road
MacArthur Road
Mixon Farm Road
Pat Wells Road
Willie Raley Road
Doyle Holland Road
County Road 203 in two places
Pate Road
County Road 81
Fortson Road
Lonnie Road
Pleasant Grove Road
Lewis Road
Fletcher Smith Road