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Athens declares emergency for Joneswood Road slip; repairs expected to take months and cost up to $1 million
Summary
The transportation committee received a briefing on a large landslip that closed Joneswood Road and damaged a house; city engineers described shoring work, possible driven piling and a potential $500,000–$1,000,000 repair bill and asked council to declare an emergency to expedite repairs and bypass standard bidding.
Athens city officials on Monday described an extensive slope failure on Joneswood Road that has closed the road, damaged at least one house and prompted a request for emergency appropriations and expedited contracting.
Transportation committee members were told the slip has removed roughly half the roadway in one section and caused structural collapse of a garage and foundation on an adjacent house. The city and engineering staff said utilities have been shored temporarily and that crews may need to install driven piles and other major stabilization to reopen the route safely. The administration said the repair could…
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