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Holly Springs committee reviews Hickory Road realignment; staff says short full closure may be required
Summary
City staff told the Holly Springs Public Works Committee that the Hickory Springs Industrial Drive realignment and Hickory Road project is about 80% in design, could take roughly two years to build and may require a short full closure (a 'long weekend') to raise the roadway roughly 5–6 feet and rebuild the intersection.
Jacob, a city staff member, told the Holly Springs City Public Works Committee during a special called meeting that the Hickory Springs Industrial Drive realignment and Hickory Road project is roughly 80% through final design and that the team is developing staging and detour plans to limit public impact.
The plan calls for building a new alignment and a single-span bridge on the Hickory Springs Industrial Drive first, switching traffic to that new roadway, and then completing the Hickory Road work. Jacob said the main engineering challenge is that Hickory Road must be raised about 5–6 feet, which makes working under live traffic difficult; to meet that need he described a possible short, intensive closure "for a long weekend" with the contractor working…
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