The rain last night and numerous bands of showers seen in our area all day has caused road damage in some areas of District 4.
A portion of Harris Road has been closed, there is significant erosion or potholes in sections of Politic, Friendly Pine and Mercer Roads. This is due to the heavy rains and water flowing over the roads in many areas.
It was reported to me by a resident of Ingram Road that their rain gauge showed over 4 inches of rain has fallen in the last 24 hours and over 8 inches this week.
Maintenance of different portions of these particular damaged roads are the responsibility of the Town of Elmore and the County but the Town contracts with the County to maintain its roads.
After spending much time with our County Engineer today, I spoke with him again late this afternoon and he is aware of those roads needing repair in the Politic, Harris, Mercer Road areas.
The goal is to start these repairs Monday morning but more rainfall is predicted into the weekend and it will need to dry out some before repairs can start.
If you need to report a road that needs to be graded you can call the Highway Dept at 334-567-1162 directly or as always contact me.
Stay Dry.
Bart
