County engineers weigh $5,000 pipe replacement vs. costlier fiberglass lining to avoid road closure

Heath Sexton, the county road engineer, described a deteriorated 36‑inch corrugated metal culvert on County Road 10 near State Road 22 that has holes undermining the base and is beginning to cause settlement of the road surface. Sexton estimated the culvert pipe would cost about $5,000 and that county crews would need roughly four days of work at an estimated $1,500 per day for equipment and labor, plus asphalt repair. Sexton said a contractor offering a fiberglass lining technique could likely complete the repair without closing the road and in about one day, but that option was ‘‘on the expensive side.’’