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Clanton resident urges Chilton County to prioritize dangerous stretch of local road
Summary
A Clanton resident asked the Chilton County Commission for a formal resolution to repair about a mile of a badly failed side road, saying vehicles and a school bus are driving down the center of the lane to avoid potholes. Commissioners said an engineer recommendation and budget timing will determine next steps.
A Clanton resident, identified in the meeting only as Mr. Johnson, urged the Chilton County Commission to adopt a resolution to repair a badly deteriorated side road that serves about 37 households. "There's basically no road left there in about a quarter mile stretch," Johnson said, adding that vehicles "including a school bus" are driving down the middle of the lane to avoid the worst sections.
The resident told commissioners the road is about 1.2 miles long, with roughly one mile remaining unpaved; he asked for at least a shorter segment to be reconstructed if the full mile could not be done immediately. "So the whole road that's left that needs to be paved is just a…
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