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Repairs Begin On Highway 97 Collapse In Walnut Hill
July 13, 2014
Repairs began Saturday to a collapsed road shoulder on Highway 97 in Walnut Hill.
Back on May 15, the shoulder of Highway 97 about a mile south of Ernest Ward Middle School collapsed in an existing 50-foot deep gully. About a month later, the situation worsened, with part of the paved shoulder falling into the hole, prompting temporary repairs by the Florida Department of Transportation.
A FDOT spokesman was unable to provide a cost for the repair project or a completion date for the repairs that started Saturday due to the weekend.
On or about May 15, a large drainage pipe separated under the shoulder of the roadway, just beyond a guardrail, blew out and undermined the shoulder of the road.
Crews used sandbags to shore up the shoulder on temporary basis back on June 13.
Since the damage occurred after the flooding event that led to a presidential disaster declaration for Escambia County, repair costs for Highway 97 will not be reimbursed by FEMA.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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