A reader alerted the Gazette Wednesday afternoon that there are at two or three or maybe more 30-foot-deep holes 12 to 18 inches in diameter in the Lewis property that lays between Ligon Mill Road to the west and the CSX rail line to the east. It touches Ligon Mill Road just south of the Margo’s Pond subdivision, and it was zoned light industrial in 2017. It apparently is still owned by Mr. Lewis.
The holes pose hazards for children and pets, and neighbors are urged to keep them away from the property.
The Gazette will try to determine next week what has been done or could be done to remove the dangers by either fencing and signs or refilling the holes.
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The Wake Forest Gazette has mentioned the planned traffic bridge over the CSX rail line on Rogers Road several times recently. Jonathan Jacobs, the town’s transportation engineer, said last week the start of the project will be a little later than planned.
“It was originally supposed to be bid and begin this summer but is currently delayed until Fall of 2020 due to utility relocation issues,” Jacobs wrote in response to a query. “But it is still funded and going to happen . . . just a little bit later than originally expected. If you need more details, please let me know.”
The editor had asked Jacobs about the bridge because of news reports about the delays in state Department of Transportation projects. DOT has a shortfall in funding because it has had to spend so much on repairing roads and bridges damaged by hurricanes and other natural disasters.
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