Department of Transportation crews were out early Monday morning directing traffic and maintaining the patch on the Kenai Spur Highway where a large sink hole appeared just about one week ago.
Shannon McCarthy with the DOT…
McCarthy: “Crews went out this morning and they basically shored up that patch. Whenever you have done excavation and have a pavement break, there can be some settling, so they were out there this morning, shoring that up and making sure it’s a little bit of a smoother drive.”
She says the state will continue maintenance on the pavement break until that section of road is rehabilitated in the Kenai Spur mile 8 – 12 construction project that was awarded to Quality Asphalt Paving last Friday.
McCarthy: “Once a company has been awarded formally then all arrangements proceed very quickly so that they can move forward so it will definitely be this summer.”
The sink hole was reported to the Department last week and determined to be caused by a drainage problem.
McCarthy asks that motorists in the area slow down when approaching the road patch and to be mindful of crew members providing maintenance to the area.
