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Highway staff report culvert replacements, ditching and plan to address Audubon Park flooding
Summary
Jefferson County highway staff told commissioners on March 6 they had completed ditching work, started culvert work and planned measures to address runoff flooding near Audubon Park.
Jefferson County highway department staff reported progress this week on several road and drainage projects, including culvert work, extensive ditching and plans to mitigate flooding into housing near Audubon Park.
The highway update said crews finished work on Bacon Ridge and have performed significant ditching on 175 North. Staff reported a road closure on Thomas Hill Road while crews worked on a culvert replacement and said the culvert at Blake Road likely failed and will probably need a new pipe. Highway staff said gravel roads also need rock and crews are prioritizing storm-damage cleanup after high winds knocked down trees.
On drainage, staff said they had contacted a North Side landowner behind Audubon Park to discuss options to reduce runoff from a field that is flooding nearby housing. The staff member said the resident who reported the flooding had previously gone to the city and did not realize the issue falls under county responsibility; the highway department plans to meet with the landowner and "see what we can do to mitigate" water runoff into the housing.
Staff also said they expect to begin cleaning several trash truck sites later in the month and that the highway crew continues routine maintenance work.
Questions about timing for some repairs, including the schedule to install a new Blake Road culvert, were recorded but exact dates for follow-up work were not specified in the transcript.
