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Repairs begin on County Road 85


During the latest DeKalb County Commission meeting, commissioners heard a brief update from County Administrator Matt Sharp on County Road 85 road repairs.
In an interview with The Times-Journal, County Engineer Ben Luther said in December 2020, the county did a soil nail wall project to stabilize the roadway failure on County Road 85 about midway up the mountain.
“We had a contractor perform the soil nail wall repair during the month of December 2020,” said Luther. “The cracking in the roadway had gotten worse, and the shoulder had cracked and started to slide/dip, along with the roadway.”
Luther said the road did not completely fail, but its movement became much more prominent from the flooding in February of 2019. After repairs were made last year, resurfacing is still needed to smooth the roadway. ....

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