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Resident urges Chilton County to fix Wash Creek road after repeated washouts
Summary
At a Chilton County Commission work session, resident Shane Welch described repeated washouts and near-fatal crashes at a narrow bridge on Wash Creek off County Road 156 and asked county engineers to pursue a more permanent repair than temporary riprap.
Shane Welch, a resident of the Wash Creek area, told the Chilton County Commission during public comment that a narrow turn and bridge on Wash Creek off County Road 156 has washed out repeatedly and poses a safety risk. "There's multiple logging trucks that come across it. I have been witness to at least 3 vehicular crashes in the past 2 years, and 1 of them almost ended in a death," Welch said.
Welch said the community — which he estimated at about 20 to 30 people — has…
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