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Residents, road staff weigh closure, turnaround or guardrails for steep stretch of Maori Road
Summary
Bradley County road staff and residents debated options for a steep, hazardous section of Maori Road — including constructing an 80-foot turnaround, installing custom guardrail or closing the road — and outlined next steps including surveys, property petitions and further engineering review.
Bradley County road staff and residents discussed several options Wednesday to address a steep, hazardous section of Maori Road, including building an 80-foot turnaround on donated land, installing custom guardrail, or closing the lane and gating it for emergency access.
Road department staff member Josh Booker told the committee that he and Road Superintendent Tom Collins “went out there, and it's so steep out there that, we worry there's gonna be problems for doing the turnaround. We need 80 foot to do a a safe turnaround for everybody,” and that the necessary right-of-way and slope would require “a huge retaining wall” in some locations.
The discussion focused on three options: (1) securing and surveying a small parcel in front of a private property to build a turnaround, (2) widening and building engineered shoulder using specialty…
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