Old Toll Road Landslide Repair Happening Now At their October 22 meeting, Asheville City Council approved a construction contract with B.H. Graning Landscapes Inc. for repairs on Old Toll Road. This construction is expected to begin in November. Background An April 19, 2019, landslide on Town Mountain damaged Old Toll Road, making it impassable. This was caused by approximately 3inches of rain that fell in a short period of time. This intense rain generated development of an “ephemeral springs” under the road and ultimately caused the slope to fail. In the process, much of Old Toll Road was destroyed and large amounts of debris deposited on private property. Immediate steps were taken to close Old Toll Road and minimize the amount of surface water that could continue to erode an already compromised slope. City staff then contacted Bunnell Lammons Engineering for the design of the repair. City staff also established a detour for the closure, which is around Crestwood Road. Timeline A repair plan should be in place in July. At that point contract documents will be prepared. Anticipated advertisement of the construction contract will be by late July. Assuming the City receives responsive responsible bids staff could target the last City Council meeting in August or the first in September to execute the contract. At that point, we can give the contractor notice to proceed on what should be an approximate 90-day repair contract. Our goal would be to have Old Toll Road re-opened to traffic by the end of year. The major hurdle to this goal would be the lack of appropriate temperatures required for the paving work to finish the project. Supporting Documents Sample plan sheet for reinforced slope design Reinforced slope design example – photograph Staff Report to City Council – October 22, 2019 Contact Information Chad Bandy, Streets Division Manager 828-259-5434 Updated 03/11/2020 Related Services Watch a live stream of the City channel View live televised Asheville City Council meetings, at 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Sign up for city e-newsletter Receive City News in your inbox! Explore city data Public datasets and maps are available on the open data portal at data.ashevillenc.gov. Gun safety Learn how to prevent deadly gun accidents and teach your children what to do if they come across a firearm. More Related Services Old Toll Road Landslide Repair News City of Asheville to launch Neighborhood Grant Program Posted on September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 by Polly McDaniel As a part of this year’s budget process, City of Asheville staff heard from our community that new City investments in neighborhoods were very important. To respond to that need the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget includes $200,000 to launch a Neighborhood Grant Program. This program is designed specifically for neighborhood-based organizations: Neighborhood associations; Homeowners associations; Neighborhood coalitions; and Resident organizations [...] City of Asheville working to keep it easy to connect to your government Posted on July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 by Polly McDaniel There are many ways to connect virtually to City government (right now). And the City of Asheville is working on a sustainable model of even more remote access to City government. Connecting people to government and removing barriers to government has long been a core value of the City of Asheville’s Communication and Public Engagement Department [...] Asheville Reparations Speaker Series continues June 10 and 17, community urged to participate Posted on June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 by Polly McDaniel On July 14, 2020, Asheville City Council passed a Resolution Supporting Community Reparations for Black Asheville. The resolution calls for the City Manager to, “establish a process within the next year to develop short, medium and long term recommendations to specifically address the creation of generational wealth and to boost economic mobility [...] More Old Toll Road Landslide Repair News
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Gun safety Learn how to prevent deadly gun accidents and teach your children what to do if they come across a firearm.
City of Asheville to launch Neighborhood Grant Program Posted on September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 by Polly McDaniel As a part of this year’s budget process, City of Asheville staff heard from our community that new City investments in neighborhoods were very important. To respond to that need the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget includes $200,000 to launch a Neighborhood Grant Program. This program is designed specifically for neighborhood-based organizations: Neighborhood associations; Homeowners associations; Neighborhood coalitions; and Resident organizations [...]
City of Asheville working to keep it easy to connect to your government Posted on July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 by Polly McDaniel There are many ways to connect virtually to City government (right now). And the City of Asheville is working on a sustainable model of even more remote access to City government. Connecting people to government and removing barriers to government has long been a core value of the City of Asheville’s Communication and Public Engagement Department [...]
Asheville Reparations Speaker Series continues June 10 and 17, community urged to participate Posted on June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 by Polly McDaniel On July 14, 2020, Asheville City Council passed a Resolution Supporting Community Reparations for Black Asheville. The resolution calls for the City Manager to, “establish a process within the next year to develop short, medium and long term recommendations to specifically address the creation of generational wealth and to boost economic mobility [...]