What are the county’s worst roads
June 12th, 2009, 10:05 am · 1 Comment · posted by kylew
Rather frequently we get a call from someone reporting the poor condition of their road.
We did recently post a photo of Okaloosa Lane, as people almost certainly will make added use of the road when Shoal River Middle School and Riverside Elementary open next fall.
Suffice it to say, there are more than 200 miles of dirt roads in Okaloosa County, and many of them are problematic.
What are the worst roads in the county? Why is yours the worst road? We’ll consider your input on future stories.
Can it all be fixed? Not in the short term. The price tag would be staggering and people would have to be willing to accept either a complete restructuring of the typical county budget or a massive tax increase.
In the meantime, we can point out the trouble spots.
KERVIN ROAD is a real hazard to drive on during and after major storms. The County Commission recently voted to take Kervin Rd under maintenance. We are now waiting for a road grader to arrive and begin making improvements to this bottleneck that over 100 families share. For the time being, we hope that ambulances and fire engines will not need to use it, as two ambulances have already been mired in the last several years and several cars have experienced damage to axels and other wheel-supporting areas of the vehicle. Residents do their best to be careful and cause as little damage to their vehicles and bodies as possible. I feel for anyone back there that has a neck or back condition…