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 Sign up for city e-newsletter Receive City News in your inbox! Watch livestream of city council meetings View live televised Asheville City Council meetings, at 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. 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 Reimagining public safety survey link now live Posted on September 4, 2020September 14, 2020 by Ashley Traynum-Carson Following a clear call from our community, City Council voted to remove or repurpose the Vance Monument, passed a resolution supporting community reparations, and passed a budget that only funded departments for three months so that City staff could [...] Asheville residents invited to reimagining public safety listening sessions this week Posted on August 28, 2020September 14, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Updated information: The City of Asheville has now opened a survey to gather input from residents on how our public safety services can better promote racial equity and economic inclusion. Original announcement: In September, the City of Asheville will launch an extensive series of listening sessions with the community to help us reimagine the [...] Census 2020: Make sure you are counted, Asheville Posted on August 14, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Federal funding to our community is on the line Completing the census will help us count the number of people in our state, which is how the federal government divides tax dollars to states and communities. As of July, more than 40% of North Carolinians, over 4 million people, had not been counted, which could mean [...] More Old Toll Road Landslide Repair News
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