Meriwether County road repairs continue after April flooding

Meriwether County says road damage from the April 19 flooding is still affecting travel across the county, and some roads remain closed because the damage was severe enough that reopening is taking time.

On the county Public Works page, officials say crews have been working to repair roads damaged that day and have made progress reopening some routes, but not all of them are back to normal yet.

Cove Road work is underway

The same county update says a Cove Road culvert replacement is in progress. The county says the contractor started April 15 and is replacing a collapsed multi-plate culvert pipe with a triple line of 108-inch pipes. The estimated completion time is 120 days.

Why Manchester readers should care

For Manchester residents, the practical issue is travel reliability. County road work can mean slower trips, detours, and route changes for work, school, deliveries, and errands.

Meriwether County’s CivicReady page also lists the City of Manchester and traffic and road closings among the alert topics it uses, so residents who depend on county roads should keep an eye on updates before heading out.

Sources

• Meriwether County Public Works page