Waterline Relocation Needed For Elmore Town Road Project
Baxter will need to move a waterline to accommodate Putnam County’s project on Elmore Town Road. City Engineer Tom Bennett said the county will be lowering the portion of the road that goes under I-40. “There’s not a good place to put it, so it’s probably gonna be 500-600 feet of duct line potentially,” Bennett […]
Storms Cause Sinkhole On Whiteaker Springs, Spring
The Putnam County Highway Department spent part of the week repairing a three-foot void on Whiteaker Springs Road caused by heavy rain. Putnam County Road Supervisor Randy Jones said this void has already opened up three or four times before. He said much of Putnam County is drained through underground sinkholes and caves, causing small […]
Putnam Working On County Road Needs With Development
Work is already underway to plan for road needs from future development in the northern areas of Putnam County. The Putnam County Planning Commission got its first look Tuesday night at a proposed residential development in the Ditty Road area with some 850 units. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said he only expects development in […]
Putnam Used Nearly Entire Salt Supply During Last Week’s Storm
Putnam County used at least 800 tons of road salt trying to get roads cleared over the last ten days. Putnam County Road Supervisor Randy Jones said that in his 14 years in the office, this has been the most challenging snowstorm to manage. He said the low temperatures caused the roads to ice over […]
Sunshine Is Biggest Need To Improve Putnam Roads
The Putnam County Highway Department has been working since 6:30pm Sunday to get dangerous stretches of road drivable. Road Supervisor Randy Jones said Phifer Mountain, Rocky Point Mountain, and Buck Mountain are the department’s main concerns. He said the initial intensity of the snowfall got mountain roads slick and dangerous, extremely quickly. He said with […]
