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Elbert County commissioners approve $708,000 estimate to rebuild County Road 125
Summary
After discussion of unexpected culvert failures and available material at the county gravel pit, the Board of County Commissioners approved an unbudgeted rebuild request for County Road 125 (9 Mile) and authorized spending to continue the project.
Elbert County commissioners approved an unbudgeted rebuild request for County Road 125 (the “9 Mile” road between Simla and Highway 86), after public works staff said culvert failures and additional drainage work raised the project cost to roughly $708,000.
Public works director Monty Hanks told the board the project had been moved forward from the county’s capital improvement plan after 2023 flooding and that a locally available structural material in the county gravel pit made a rebuild feasible this year. “We thought the project was gonna cost about 300,000,”…
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