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Thursday, May 9, 2013
Volume 125 No. 40
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FIXING A BIG HOLE
111th Street closed as recent rains cause culvert collapse By Suzanne Baker Enterprise Reporter
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The railroad crossing on 111th Street remains closed after the culvert collapsed beneath a section of roadway on the west side of the tracks. The hole was caused by the heavy rains that hit the area last month.
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Dayton Jarnagin’s last days as Wheatland Township highway commissioner are filled with work. Not only has he overseen $350,000 in storm damage cleanup, it is Jarnagin’s job to get 111th Street opened up to traffic. The road in unincorporated Wheatland Township was closed at the Canadian National Railway tracks after a culvert beneath the road leading up to crossing collapsed during the torrential rains in the area last month. It could be early June, after the new highway commissioner takes office, before the road is reopened. Fixing the collapsed road has been problematic because township officials and engineers had to wait for water levels in Clow Creek and in the culvert to drop before assessing the damage. Now that the water receded, engineers can determine See SINK HOLE, page 2
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