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Blowing Rock awards $985,000 contract to repair Valley View landslide; FEMA expected to reimburse
Summary
The Blowing Rock Town Council voted Oct. 14 to award a $985,000 contract to Mountain Crest LLC to repair a catastrophic slope failure on Valley View Road and restore access to Old Orchard. Town and engineering staff said the repair — temporary soil‑nail walls and permanent gabion baskets — is eligible for FEMA reimbursement; construction timing depends on winter weather.
Blowing Rock — The Town Council voted Oct. 14 to award a $985,000 contract to Mountain Crest LLC for permanent repairs to a catastrophic slope failure on Valley View Road that severed access to Old Orchard.
Town Manager Shane Fox and Jared Wright of McGill & Associates told the council the Sept. 27 storm dropped more than 20 inches of rain in the area and produced a slide more than 500 feet long with roughly 300 feet of elevation change. Wright said geotechnical testing found bedrock with a saturated, viscous soil layer beneath the roadway…
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