COLUMBUS — The cleanup continues in the mountains.
The N.C. Department of Transportation is assessing damage from heavy storms
over the weekend as crews continue to clear roads in several western North
Carolina counties affected by record rains.
Below is a list of necessary repairs as well as early projected cost
estimates as of Monday. The first estimate exceeds more than $5.5 million for
interstate, highway and secondary road cleanup. The early estimate for clearing
and repairing U.S. 176 exceeds $1 million.
Polk County
- Interstate 26 — Repair box culvert, repair concrete paved ditches, repair
drainage boxes, repair shoulders washed out, repair guardrail, repair slope,
remove slide debris.
- U.S. 176 (Closed to through traffic) — Repair two major debris flows, clear
downed trees, repair shallow fill failures, repair ditches, clear blocked
cross-pipes, repair driveways, fix pipes, replace/repair guardrail, repair
pavement, repair bridge approach.
- Holbert Cove Road (Closed to through traffic) — Repair fill-and-cut
failures, clear blocked ditches, clean cross pipes, repair bridge, replace
bridge with culvert, repair pavement damage.
- Green River Cove Road (One lane open) — Repair multiple road washouts and
pavement washouts, clear blocked ditches, clean blocked cross pipes, fill
embankment failures, remove downed trees, repair retaining wall, repair
pavement.
- Warrior Drive — Repair several shoulder washouts, clear box culverts, repair
pipes washed out, repair a three-pipe culvert.
- Howard Gap Road — Repair multiple miles of concrete ditch from waterline
failure, clear drainage boxes, repair shoulder, repair pavement, repair bridge
pipe, repair embankments, clear pipes and ditches.
- Fork Creek Road — Repair slope failures, clear ditches and pipes.
- Pearson Falls Road — Repair unpaved road washed out at tunnel, repair other
washouts, clear pipes and ditches, clear bridge pipe.
- Indian Mountain Road — Clear multiple slides blocking ditches and clear
pipes.
- Meadowlark Drive — Repair washed-out pipes, repair damaged shoulders in
steep-grade section.
- Silver Creek Road — Repair washed-out pip and repair shallow embankment
failures.
- Various roads in Polk County — Clear and repair pipes, ditches and
driveways.
Transylvania County
- Wilson Road — Repair shoulder damage next to river
Henderson County
- Butler Bridge Road (Closed due to high water) — Waiting for water to recede
to assess damages.
- Big Willow Road (Closed due to high water) — Waiting for water to recede to
assess damages.
- River Road (Closed due to high water) — Waiting for water to recede to
assess damages.
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