County to repair three Olney roads

County maintenance crews were set to shut down three roads in Olney starting in the first week of May but the work has been postponed until August, Precinct 3 Commissioner Stacey Rogers said. In a letter to Precinct 3 residents, Mr. Rogers advised that stretches of Olney Road, Hall Road, and Haggar Road would be closed to through traffic starting as soon as the materials were delivered. But the work has since been postponed due to equipment and materials shortages, he said. In the meantime, County crews will shut those stretches of road on a daily basis rather than redirecting through traffic, he said. The repairs will cost about $700,000 or $10 per square yard, Mr. Rogers said. The road surfaces will be chip sealed with a 12-inch base beneath it, meaning the existing streets will have to be dug down to an equal depth, he said.

Each residence should only experience full closure for a day. For the temporary inconvenience, residents will enjoy “a new driving surface,” he said in the letter. Mr. Rogers encouraged his constituents to contact him with questions at 940-564-0124, or to direct questions to Young County 911 Coordinator Harley Moore, at 940-549-7911.