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County to review closure of County Road 387 after public concern about timber traffic

5841100 · September 23, 2025
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Summary

A resident told commissioners that timber trucks were using a bridge on County Road 387 marked "bridge out" and said he could not find records showing the road was legally closed. Commissioners said they will have the county engineer check the closure and will place a resolution on the next meeting agenda to authorize an investigation.

Larry Smith, a resident who identified himself during the public-comment portion of a Chilton County Commission work session, asked the commission to investigate the status of County Road 387 after seeing timber trucks using the route. Smith said the timber company had been “clear cutting” and “had a lot of log trucks going up and down” and that a bridge on the road bears a sign reading “bridge out.” He said he had searched commission records and “didn't find…

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