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Oktibbeha supervisors order engineer review after residents flag dangerous curve, pavement failures
Summary
Residents raised safety and drainage concerns on several county roads; supervisors approved an engineer inspection of a steep, 1,500-foot curve and discussed contractor workmanship and scheduled hot-mix repairs when weather permits.
Oktibbeha County supervisors moved on Tuesday to have the county engineer inspect a stretch of roadway that residents and staff described as dangerous and in urgent need of repair. The board's action followed public comments and a detailed road-manager report on planned hot-mix repairs.
Resident Wilson Robinson told the board he had been "worn out" keeping his property clear and asked crews to add rock, address standing water and remove a leaning tree near his home. "I wore out a pressure washer trying to keep my house clean. There's so much debris," Robinson said. The board directed the road department to inspect Dock Lane and to follow up with the resident.
Road staff reviewed a package of maintenance work planned for the next three months, including hot-mix repairs on Silver Ridge Road, South Creek Road and Caroline Road. The road manager said crews had performed localized repairs where pavement had settled and that some resurfacing would wait for warmer weather. He told supervisors one hot-mix repair area measured about 1.2 miles and that other patches would be resealed when conditions allow.
Supervisors also discussed recent pavement failures and whether they resulted from contractor workmanship or underground water migration. The road manager said water had migrated under the pavement in at least one location and that crews had dug out and packed material to allow the area to settle before final paving. A motion asking the county engineer to visit a 1,500-foot curve with an approximately 8-inch drop-off and recommend corrective work passed unanimously.
Board members requested an engineering report with recommended repairs and drawings, and debated interim safety steps such as temporary striping and low-impact signage. The board asked staff to notify affected residents and to provide a project cost estimate before major paving moves forward.
What happens next: the county engineer will inspect the curve and return recommendations and any necessary drawings to the board; road crews will schedule repairs and temporary safety treatments as weather permits.
